LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Dustin Jones & The Rising Tide, The Cover-Up, Tarnished, And Fluid 5ive!!)

Before we dive into this weekend's concert previews, we have a bunch of LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS to tackle today, including one on SHORT NOTICE, with an attached Thursday concert preview for convenience sake given that the same band is involved. Here's what you should know!

Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Tarnished will make their Moloney's Alley debut THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, following the expected continuation of their "every Thursday" matinee run at Biggby Coffee TOMORROW! Apologies for the short notice on SATURDAY'S concert, the band only announced it via it's Facebook event page on Monday. We haven't covered concerts at this popular 227 West Portage Avenue nightclub since Project 906 played here over two years ago, and while there is no apparent special event attached to this concert, Tarnished should deliver a hard hitting night of covers here on SATURDAY, so keep this one in mind! Of course, Alex (and company?) will precede that tomorrow at Biggby Coffee for tips & coffee, so if you want some acoustic jams in the afternoon, you know where to go! That is a 12:00 PM gig with no cover or age limits, while SATURDAY'S Moloney's Alley concert is at 9:00 PM with no cover and a 21+ age limit.

Visit the above links for more on both shows, and for a preview, we have two Facebook videos  from Tarnished's three shows at The Double D Bar & Grill at Dondee Lanes last week to share! One was shared from bassist Josh Fair's girlfriend Olivia Eden's personal Facebook page, and features her guesting on a cover of The 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up". Vertical camera angle aside, it's a well done cover, if against type, and Olivia has a good voice! Embedded below is the band's own upload of them covering Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls", and while Alex's vocals are nearly inaudible, this is well shot and the twin guitar attack is used nicely! Give these a look above & below!

Next up, Sault Ontario classic/hard rock cover quintet Fluid 5ive will reportedly return to The New American Pub for one night only on Friday, December 13th! Their last announced show of 2019 (remember that their Facebook page hasn't been updated since September), this will be Fluid 5ive's first concert at The New A since their Saturday matinee to end November, and this should be another fine opportunity to see their hard rocking take on classic hits you don't see covered often elsewhere! Remember, they are not playing the next day due to The New American's weekly karaoke nights. As usual for New A Friday night cover bookings, expect this to be a 19+ event with no cover charge and an 8:00 PM start time. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and stay tuned for new video footage of theirs soon!

Also, we have two big holiday-season punk concerts at LopLops Lounge to take in later this month, both courtesy of Tidal Records, and the first of them takes place on Saturday, December 21st, to be headlined by local Celtic punk quintet Dustin Jones & The Rising Tide! This will be The Tide's first public concert since Rotaryfest in July, but it will be just their second indoor concert of 2019, following their St. Patrick's Day show at LopLops. With their forthcoming studio album still in progress, what kinds of new music will we hear from Dustin and company for this pre-Christmas bash? Be at LopLops in a couple of weeks to find out! Funk/hard rock quartet The Elements will open in a rare LopLops appearance, marking their first show since Halloween, and first non-tribute set since the Oh!No festival in September. As fans who saw them last month can attest, The Elements do know their way around punk covers, and they should provide a fine compliment on the 21st, so don't bypass their set!

This 19+ concert has a $10 cover charge and a 10:00 PM start time. Punk fans won't want to bypass this talented double bill four nights before Christmas, so visit the official Facebook event page for more details!

One week later, punk fans will want to return to LopLops, where Tide bandmates Dustin Jones & Marshall Jaaskelainen will bring their online page-less punk cover quartet The Cover-Up back for a headlining concert on Saturday, December 28th! This will be this group's first public concert since Go Skate Day in June, and their first LopLops date since their pre-Christmas show here in 2018, and it's great to see the guys back out there! Event advertising is billing the headliners under a new name, You First & The Givee Givees, and you can probably guess the inspiration for it. If we're being perfectly honest, I really hope that's a temporary name to reflect the 1990s/2000s punk cover theme of the show, as it's not catchy, it feels forced, and it has been done locally already (remember when the now-defunct HTs debuted as You First & The Passive Aggressives?) Speaking of The HTs, frontman Lucas Schmiedendorf's current punk quartet The Sick Sons will open on the 28th.

Despite their continued lack of an online page, The Sick Sons have been gaining in prominence in recent months, and their talented veteran take on the genre will be a great match! Billed as "Punk Rock Xmas" despite being held 3 days after the 25th, this is also a 10:00 PM concert with a 19+ age limit, but the cover charge is $7, lower than on the 21st. We have a nice string of Saturday night punk action in store at LopLops later this month, so visit the official Facebook event page for this show and the above links for much more on both of these concerts! That's all for today, but stay tuned for the rest of our weekend concert previews tomorrow! Thanks everyone!