LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Tym Morrison & Soundcheck), Plus Most Of This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

A busy pre-concert weekend is upon us, so we're only touching on concert previews for this weekend that (partially) take place tomorrow, with some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (one on SHORT NOTICE) thrown in for good measure! If you're looking for our previews of Saturday's Northwest EP release party or Highway 63's return show, check back tomorrow, and same regarding a big metal show in Sault Ontario next spring! Now, here's what you should know!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck are advertised to return to The Rockstar Bar for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, we only heard about this concert via advertising on The Rockstar Bar's physical marquee board. I have not found reference to this show online via either the band's (sporadically updated) Facebook page or the venue's Facebook group, so if we hear any negative clarification regarding this concert, we'll let you know. Assuming this is definitely on, this will be Soundcheck's first show at The Algonquin Hotel's upstairs nightclub since playing there this past Saturday, and their hard rocking blend of covers should be welcomed on stage again TOMORROW! Note that this is a one nighter due to Saturday night's Bone Yard show at the same locale, and The Rockstar Bar's marquee was also plugging karaoke in some fashion.

If still on & happening, TOMORROW'S concert has a 19+ age limit, no announced cover charge, and a 10:00 PM start time. Fans of this veteran hard rock outfit should find a lot to like at this one, so visit the above links for more details, and here's Soundcheck live!



Next up, local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will apparently return to Gliss Restaurant for a special New Year's Eve concert on Monday, December 31st, joining his previously announced regular Friday & Saturday nighters there next week, TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Like with Soundcheck above, the December 31st show hasn't been newly acknowledged on Facebook, but it is advertised on SooToday's events calendar, alongside the start of his busy 2019 schedule that we'll begin rolling into our listings next week. Yes, he is continuing his long-term arrangement at Gliss in the new year, but this will be the penultimate weekend of his 2018 concert slate there, and if you enjoy his acoustic matinee gigs at the new Spring Street locale, you won't want to miss out this weekend! Both this weekend's shows and the New Year's Eve event are 6:00 PM gigs with no announced cover charges or age limits (but remember that this is a sit-down restaurant.)

As for New Year's Eve, the SooToday advertising lists the show as ending at 10:00 PM as usual for his Gliss run, even though New Year's Eve concerts tend to run through the new year. If this is inaccurate, we'll let you know, but I'm just calling it how it's advertised. Still, expect some seasonal frills there to help ring in 2019! Visit the official Facebook event page and the above links for more details, and here's Tym live!



Also, we will move to previously announced concerts, starting with a double shot of punk cover action TOMORROW NIGHT at LopLops Lounge, featuring online page-less punk quartet The Cover-Up and new local Distillers tribute band Coral Fang! In what will be a solid capper for a great return year, this will be The Cover-Up's first live set since opening for The Gabba Heys in September, and with their familiar lineup and strong grasp of many punk standards, look for another solid set from Dustin, Marco, Marshall, and Aaron tomorrow! As for Coral Fang, fans will recall this supergroup's well received debut set at The Rockstar Bar over Halloween weekend, and this will be a fine chance to see their take on Distillers classics once again, so whether you saw them then or not, don't bypass Tiffany, Chris, Adam, and Johnny then! This concert is promoted by Cover-Up frontman Dustin Jones' own Tidal Records, with a 19+ age limit and 9:00 PM start time both in effect.

A cover charge has not been publicized on the Facebook event page, but bring $5 just in case, as LopLops tends to have a $5 cover. There is a lot of talent on display with this double header at LopLops tomorrow, so if you love punk rock (and especially The Distillers), don't miss out on all of the action! I don't know of any public videos of either band to preview this one with, but see above for more details, and stay tuned for our preview of Saturday night's Northwest EP release show tomorrow, also featuring Cover-Up drummer Aaron Dunn with his other band K.I.C.K.!

Finally for today's concert previews, let's head to Sault Michigan, where Traverse City metal trio Scarkazm will return for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT at The Rapids Lounge at the Soo's Kewadin Casino branch! This is advertised to be the Peril sister band's final concert weekend anywhere in 2018, and these will be their first shows there since the December 1st weekend. No word yet on their 2019 plans for the E.U.P., but just in case we don't see Scarkazm's hard hitting covers and originals too soon into the new year, don't bypass their Rapids Lounge gigs tomorrow and/or Saturday night! You can take in Adam, Dave, and Jeff's fan friendly yet heavy onslaught both nights at 9:00 PM, and these are 21+ affairs with no announced cover charges. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here & here for more details, and for a preview, here's Scarkazm live!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Highway 63 and Northwest previews (and more) tomorrow! Thanks everyone!