LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Bone Yard, Fort Creek, And Tym Morrison), And Most Of This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

Before we get into today's weekend concert preview post, just a heads up that local classic/hard rock cover quartet Obsession's planned matinee gig at The Esquire Club on Saturday has been cancelled for "health reasons" with an unspecified band member, as per their Facebook page on Tuesday. Sounds like it must be serious to an extent if it was cancelled that relatively early, but hopefully everyone's healthy in time for their next planned date at the same venue on June 11th! Now, let's dive into most of this weekend's hard rock concert previews, specifically bands playing tomorrow in some fashion, and most of these involve SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, so here's what you should know on this rainy Thursday!

Local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison is scheduled to play at The Mike Case Memorial Stage at The Trading Post TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this show via its Facebook event page on Monday. His first of two currently known dates at the outdoor stage at 1332 Great Northern Road (also playing an atypical Wednesday nighter there next week), TOMORROW'S show will be Tym's first at The Trading Post in over seven months, owing to its seasonal nature, which only sees live music bookings from May-September. As for the weather forecast, 9&10 News is projecting partly cloudy skies with a high of 12° during showtime, and the rain stopping by the afternoon, but definitely keep an eye on local weather reports if you are at all concerned. Tym's show proper begins at 7:00 PM with no age limit, cover charges, or vaccination proof in effect.

With Tym's vast setlist and strong guitar and vocal abilities, fans should be in for a solid evening of classic and hard rock covers TOMORROW NIGHT, so don't miss out on all of the outdoor action at The Trading Post, with more to come! See above for more details, and here's Tym live!

Next up, local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard will return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge not just on SATURDAY NIGHT, but also TOMORROW NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice on TOMORROW's show, the band's initial advertising for it only included the Saturday nighter, as was standard for Shooters since they began hosting cover bands earlier this year, but the Dennis Street nightclub confirmed via their own Facebook event page on Friday that they were booked on both nights. Clearly, the Saturday nighters are doing well enough to warrant Shooters booking Friday night shows as well as of this month, as you'll have seen when Soundcheck last played there, and hopefully Greg, Alex, and Warren deliver more southern fried classic & hard rock covers for fans & regulars alike TOMORROW and on Saturday night!

And yes, these are our first Bone Yard shows previewed on the SMS since finally rolling them into our full coverage. 8:00 PM start times, no cover charges, and 19+ age limits are in effect for Bone Yard fans this weekend, which is standard with their prior 2022 gigs there. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Bone Yard live earlier this year!

Also this weekend, fellow local southern hard rock cover band Fort Creek will return to Reggie's Place for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies again for the short notice, these dates were only announced via this poster on the band's Facebook page on Monday. These will be Fort Creek's first shows at the downtown Reggie's since early March, and should provide fans with ample opportunities to hear their own blend of hard rock, classic rock, and country covers in a familiar downtown locale, so definitely consider a run downtown for all of the action! As is seemingly a given at any Fort Creek concert, there will be merchandise giveaways both nights. New songs are also teased for their set, though no immediate word on if that includes songs from their forthcoming EP, like the one debuted at their most recent Soo Blaster gig. TOMORROW & SATURDAY's shows are 9:30 PM affairs with no cover and 19+ age limits.

While we're on the subject, Fort Creek have also confirmed that they will be opening for Metallica tribute band Sandman at Soo Blaster on July 9th! This is now basically a relocated makeup date for the April 2020 show with the same bands at The Canadian, cancelled due to the first pandemic lockdown. That would have been Fort Creek's live concert debut, so 2+ years of gigs, rehearsals, and additional chemistry can only improve things in July, so definitely get your $20 tickets for this one at this link! As for TOMORROW & SATURDAY at Reggie's, see above for details, and here's Fort Creek live!

Finally for today's previews, let's head to Sault Michigan for a pair of shows that had utter & complete advance notice, as Marquette hard rock quartet Spun will return to The Rapids Lounge at the Sault Ste. Marie Kewadin Casino branch TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! I erroneously announced these shows as being at the St. Ignace Kewadin when first mentioning them on the site, apologies for that, Spun are 100% in the Soo this weekend! Fans of the Nudge. successors will have just seen Spun at The Rapids Lounge last week, and their fan friendly blend of hard rock covers and more mainstream hits should prove to be a winning combination once again for U.P. fans this weekend! No word on Memorial Day frills given that this is a long weekend, but definitely rock out responsibly. These shows have 9:00 PM start times, 21+ age limits, and no cover. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Spun live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for previews of this weekend's Glorious Sons and Handsome Sandwich shows (and more) next! Thanks everyone!