LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck, Tym Morrison, And Tarnished), Plus A New Video!!

With the concert restrictions easing up in Ontario, it's great to see that we have multiple acts playing live in Sault Ontario this weekend, including one band who actually returned last week (my apologies!) As such, this post is loaded with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, including for one E.U.P. gig, but we do have a new video to wrap things up with. Here's what you should know on this Thursday night!

Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Tarnished will play their first concert of 2022 when they hit nearby Cedarville for the first time TOMORROW NIGHT at Snows Bar & Grill! Apologies for the short notice, the band only announced this concert on their Facebook page on Monday. Last seen in Rudyard in December, Tarnished's concert TOMORROW will take place as part of the annual pub shuffle (or pub crawl) during the annual Les Cheneaux Islands Snowsfest, which is the annual winter festival in Cedarville and Hessel. The official program is on the area's chamber of commerce's Facebook page, confirming that Snows (a new location for our coverage) is one of five Cedarville/Hessel bars taking part in the pub crawl, so if you're interested in taking part in the festivities, definitely inquire within while you still have time! Tarnished will basically be the wrap party for the pub crawl at Snows.

FYI, Cedarville classic rock band Shipheads on Shore will end the night at The Islander Bar in Hessel, so two participating venues will have live music. As for Tarnished, they'll be on at 8:00 PM TOMORROW at Snows (1187 South Park Avenue, 38 minutes south of Sault Ste. Marie), this is a 21+ event, and as far as I know, there's no admission fee for the concert alone. Of course, please follow any stated public health measures at Snows Bar & Grill, let alone other bars in the pub crawl. See above for more details, and here's Tarnished live!

Next up, let's head to Sault Ontario, where local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Reggie's Place on Queen Street East TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT, after previously playing there last weekend as well! Again, apologies for the short notice (and for missing last week's gigs), they only announced TOMORROW & SATURDAY'S via their Facebook event page yesterday, and while last week's were announced on the Tuesday prior, they entirely slipped me by. Remember, Soundcheck often only announce their concerts on less than a week's notice, and have done so on the Friday of before. It's atypical of Soundcheck to play the same venue in consecutive weekends, but seeing as they couldn't play anywhere during the return of pandemic restrictions in December, I'm sure they were itching to get back on stage as soon as they could, and Reggie's likely felt similarly!

You can take in Terry, Cameron, Paul, and Glen's brand of old school rock favourites and select country cuts TOMORROW and/or SATURDAY at 9:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no cover charge, but please be mindful of the current capacity restrictions at Reggie's, follow any posted public health & social distancing guidelines, and do not forget your vaccine passport. Visit the above links for more details, I apologize again for missing last week's shows, and here's Soundcheck live!

Lastly for announced hard rock concerts in the area this weekend, local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will play his first publically advertised concert of 2022 THIS SUNDAY when he plays a matinee concert at the aforementioned Reggie's Place! Apologies once again for the short notice, Tym only announced this show via its official Facebook event page on Tuesday, and remember that he also often first announces shows on social media the week that they occur. Similarly grounded from the stage since December, this will be Tym's first show since his Mane St. Cafe gigs late last year, and his first SUNDAY matinee at the downtown Reggie's since November, following an early December cancellation there. I know Tym was eager to get back on stage, and hopefully there's a receptive crowd for his extensive setlist and vocal/guitar skill on SUNDAY as he so often got last year!

As usual for Tym's weekend matinees at Reggie's, this concert has a 3:00 PM start time, no cover, and presumed 19+ age limit, but please follow and respect any social distancing and public health measures in place at Reggie's to ensure that everyone has a safe time. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Tym live!

Finally for today, here's a new song from young local punk quartet Vanity's YouTube channel, namely a demo recording of an original song named "Hard Feelings"! If you follow the band on Facebook, you may have seen teasers this week for a self-titled physical CD of theirs (limited to 50 copies), though aside from the print run number and track listing, they didn't glean anything specific about how the release will go, how much CDs will cost, if it will see a digital release, or if the songs on the disc are the same six demo versions on YouTube rather than more complete studio recordings. We'll definitely keep you guys posted, but give "Hard Feelings" a listen below!

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