LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Handsome Sandwich, Soundcheck, And Tym Morrison) & Weekend Concert Previews!!

Let's dive into weekend concert previews on this Friday night, and intermingled, we are just in time to cover some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS here, some on SHORT NOTICE, with one also having apologies for recently missed shows of theirs. Here's what you should know!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to The Esquire Club for the first time since before the pandemic for concerts TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT, after previously playing at Reggie's West in shows this past Friday & Saturday that we regrettably missed for coverage on here! I profusely apologize for the short notice on TONIGHT & TOMORROW'S concerts (they were only announced on Sunday) and for missing last week's shows entirely, which were only announced on less than 6 hours notice for show #1 on Friday the 29th. Luckily for fans, while still short notice, this weekend's shows broke the band's recent streak of only announcing concerts on the Friday of, possibly because Soundcheck are reportedly the first live band to play at The Esquire Club since March 2020, if the shows' Facebook event page is anything to go by, so look for classic & hard rock hits in the west end!

TONIGHT & TOMORROW'S shows have 9:30 PM start times, no announced cover charges, 19+ age limits, and mandatory vaccine passport requirements upon entry, and if you do come out, please use common sense and follow any and all posted health guidelines at the Second Line West venue. Similar ground rules would have been in effect over Halloween weekend at the Reggievelt, of course. Visit the above links for more details, here's Soundcheck live, and I apologize again for missing last week's shows on here, I'd have covered them had they had even a day's notice!

Next up, local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will return to Reggie's Place for a matinee acoustic concert THIS SUNDAY! Again, apologies for the short notice, this show was only announced via it's official Facebook event page on Tuesday. After a quiet month for public concert dates (private bookings aside), this will be Tym's first show since playing at The New A on October 8th, with his last downtown Reggie's appearance being on October 3rd. If you like Tym's unplugged vocal/guitar sets and his vast setlist, you should find a lot to like on SUNDAY, so consider a trip there for some entertaining live classic and hard rock covers! As usual for his Reggie's matinees, this is a 3:00 PM event with a presumed 19+ age limit and no cover charge, while vaccine passports must be shown to enter the venue, and of course, please respect any and all public health guidelines. See above for more details, and here's Tym live!

Next up, local alternative/hard rock quartet Handsome Sandwich will play their second public concert of the year (and first as headliners) when they return to The Rockstar Bar on Saturday, November 20th! Announced in a post on their Facebook page last month, this will be this eclectic genre-hating group's first date in Sault Ste. Marie city limits with their current lineup (they were last seen in the Soo proper back in February 2020 before their hiatus & expansion), and it follows their return date at The Northern Vibe Festival in Ophir, plus a cancelled Northern Superior Brewing gig in September. This could be the first chance that a lot of you guys have to see the new look Handsome Sandwich, complete with their new original material for their upcoming debut album, so consider taking a trip to see them in just over two weeks! A 9:30 PM start time is in effect for this 19+ show with no cover.

Again, attendees must show vaccine passports upon entry at The Algonquin Hotel's upstairs nightclub for this show, and if you do come out, please respect the venue's public health measures to keep yourself and everyone else healthy and safe. Visit the above links for more details!

Finally, we'll close today's post by returning to weekend concert previews via a show that actually had substantial advance notice, as Sudbury-based Def Leppard tribute band Just Leppard will rock the aforementioned Rockstar Bar TOMORROW NIGHT! As far as I know, this is the first show from a touring headliner that The Rockstar Bar has put on since before the pandemic, and the band in question is not new to the Soo, as Just Leppard played at the former Canadian Nightclub back in November 2019, just months after their public launch. With almost two years to refine their sound, Just Leppard should deliver an old school blast of glam metal for fans tomorrow night, so if you're up for some Hair Scare-approved music in person rather than on the radio, keep this one in mind! I'm not a huge Def Leppard fan, but Just Leppard do have their sound down pretty well!

Tickets are $15 in advance (at The Algonquin Hotel's front desk) or $20 at the door, though limited tickets in general are available, possibly due to pandemic-related capacity restrictions. A 19+ age limit is in effect, as is a 9:00 PM start time, and of course, vaccine passports must be shown upon entry, and please follow and respect the venue's public health measures to ensure that everyone has a safe time, especially given that this show features a touring band. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Just Leppard live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this weekend! Thanks everyone!