LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Theory Of A Deadman & Tym Morrison), Concert Previews, And More!!

Another week, another batch of pre-Friday unplugged hard rock concerts to tackle on the site, so we're again stretching out our weekend concert previews. Tomorrow will feature Scarkazm, Bon Jovi Forever, Soundcheck, and Fluid 5ive in one post, and our last round of Soo's Got Talent coverage in another, while we'll cover Saturday's Femur concert and Arts Against Homelessness on Friday. Busy stretch once again, so keep tabs in the coming days! Along with the mid-week concert previews, we have LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (one on SHORT NOTICE), and a local musician's big album updates, so here's what you should know!

Joining his previously announced shows TOMORROW at Thomson Farms Cider & Winery and FRIDAY & SATURDAY at Gliss Restaurant, prolific local hard rock solo artist Tym Morrison will also return to The Roadhouse Bar & Grill on Trunk Road THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this show via this Facebook event page yesterday. FRIDAY'S Roadhouse show will be his first of the fall at this popular east end tavern, and he created that event page to elaborate his upcoming Friday night schedule there, with a now-deleted event page only listing dates there in November, February, and March. Well, the shows there this week and in December & January are newly confirmed, so keep those in mind, but again, we'll cover them month by month due to his always prolific scheduling. Meanwhile, his previously announced Gliss run marches on this week as usual, and his seasonal engagement at Thomson Farms continues tomorrow at their on-site Wine Barn as his run there enters it's final month, so keep those previously announced gigs in mind too!

Expect a 5:00 PM start time tomorrow at Thomson Farms, 6:00 PM this weekend at Gliss, and 10:00 PM on FRIDAY at The Roadhouse. None of these shows have an announced cover charge, and expect the Roadhouse show to be 19+. Tym's skilled and fan-friendly blend of covers should go over well at all four of these concerts, so keep all three in mind for east end, downtown, and west end entertainment! Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here, here, and here for more details, and here's Tym live!



Next up, British Columbia hard rock/post-grunge quartet Theory of a Deadman will return to our area for a headlining concert on February 16th at... The Sault Community Theatre Center?! It's not every day that you hear of a major touring rock band headlining at White Pines Collegiate's on-site theatre (at 1007 Trunk Road), but it is a nice and high-end events centre that you think would see more usage in this regard. Of course, Theory (of a Deadman) are no strangers to our area, following headlining dates at Kewadin Casino in Sault Michigan in 2012, 2015, and 2017, but this will be their first time playing live in Sault Ontario. If you weren't able to hear them play such radio hits as "Santa Monica", 'Bad Girlfriend", and "Rx (Medicate)" across the river, then Canadian fans will have a passport-free chance to see them here in 2020! No word as of yet on an opening band. Presented by SL Concerts, tickets go on sale on Friday at The Sault Community Theatre's box office at the Station Mall or at (705) 945-7299.

I reckon this will be an all ages event, and a 7:30 PM start time is advertised. As for prices, the pre-sale tickets are currently going for a flat $52, but I don't know if that will maintain for general attendees come Friday. I am very curious to see how this show does, especially at a venue like the former Kiwanis Theatre that we don't see used for rock concerts all that often, but Theory have lots of hits and a built-in fanbase! Visit the above links and the official Facebook event page for more details!

Moving back to our previews with mid-week elements, Sault Michigan hard rock band Tarnished will kickstart a busy week with another acoustic two-man matinee TODAY at the Sault Ste. Marie Farmers Market, before returning for another "every Thursday" gig at Biggby Coffee TOMORROW MORNING! Continuing their Tym-esque run of acoustic matinee shows at otherwise atypical locations, today's Farmers Market set at Ashmun & Portage should provide more solid entertainment for patrons and fans alike, while their morning concert for tips and coffee at the chain coffee-shop should do more of the same for early risers! These shows will serve as the warm-up for their big road trip to Mount Pleasant for a show at the Soaring Eagle Casino there, so best of luck to him, Josh, and Tommy(?) on the road! As for their local gigs, they'll be at the Farmers Market today at 4:00 PM and at Biggby Coffee tomorrow at 10:30 AM. These are FREE & ALL AGES, but mind the locales. See above for more details, and here's Tarnished live!

Finally, remember how Sault Ontario/Thompson, Manitoba solo artist Mike Haggith had teased a new album named "If Ever Comes The Day" on his Facebook page last month?  Well, Mike addressed what was going on in this Facebook video from September 23rd (apologies for the delay), confirming that his upcoming studio album "Bridges" has been completely recorded for over a year and is still planned for release, but it has "been sitting on the mixing board for quite a while", and Mike admitted that this is "kind of out of my hands." However, Mike has been busy writing new material as of late towards "If Ever Comes The Day", which he indicated would be released before "Bridges" due to it's quick recording pace, though acknowledged craziness in his personal life could be a factor too. Mike also addressed his planned live album "Carnival" (from this year's Nickel Days festival in Thompson), saying that he plans to mothball it for now as well.

In that case, it's due to that concert containing new songs from the new CD that aren't fully representative of their final copies, preferring to release the studio versions first/only, though he hopes to at least share a couple of standalone songs. No word on the "A Place Of Our Own" remaster, but it's great to hear honest updates, even if some of the reasoning (re: the "Bridges" delay) is a little vague unless you know Mike personally. We'll have more to share soon regarding "If Ever Comes The Day", but give his full announcement video a look below!



That's all for now, but stay tuned for this month's "Where Are The New Albums?" post next, followed by more concert previews! Thanks everyone!