LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Bone Yard, Fort Creek, And Soundcheck), Weekend Concert Previews, And More!!

A busy weekend lies ahead if you're a fan of classic and hard rock cover bands, so let's dive into this weekend's concert previews on this Friday morning, largely comprised of SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, plus one new video! Here's what you should know!

Local southern hard rock quintet Fort Creek will return to Reggie's West for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the band only announced the show via their Facebook page yesterday, something they did acknowledge was due to bassist Robin "Bones" Lee (who apparently designs their show posters) being busy lately. TOMORROW'S one night only gig will be Fort Creek's first since rocking the downtown Reggie's two weeks ago, but west end fans have had a surprisingly long wait, with the band last appearing at the former Rosie in March. Compared to recent gigs, this appears to be more of a stripped down affair, with no advertised opening act TOMORROW, nor any big hype towards their upcoming EP, but as seemingly usual, there will be merchandise giveaways again. You can take in Fort Creek's hard rocking covers TOMORROW at 8:00 PM with no cover charge and a 19+ age limit. See above for more details, and here's Fort Creek live!

Next up, fellow local southern hard rock band Bone Yard will return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT, before hitting The Rockstar Bar for a previously advertised concert on SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice on the Shooters date, it was only announced via its Facebook event page on Wednesday. The odd situation of them playing separate venues is likely due to The Rockstar Bar only currently booking live music on Saturdays, and clearly Bone Yard wanted to play somewhere TOMORROW too, hence the venue split and the later announcement for Shooters. Bone Yard will now have played at Shooters in three straight weekends, while Saturday's show will be their first at The Algonquin Hotel in over a month. Greg, Alex, and Warren should have lots of southern tinged classic and hard rock covers in store for fans at both venues this weekend, so don't miss out!

Both TOMORROW'S Shooters concert and Saturday's Rockstar Bar gig have 8:00 PM start times, 19+ age limits, and no cover charges. Visit the above links and the Rockstar Bar show's Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's some a brand new live-streamed Facebook video of Bone Yard covering The Beatles' "Come Together" at Shooters this past Saturday! The vertical angle and low framerate are unfortunate, as is the lack of fans close to the stage, but the guys handle this Beatles standby very well, and the audio quality holds up, so check it out below, and look for more at Shooters Downstairs Lounge TOMORROW!

Also this weekend, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Reggie's Place on Queen Street East TOMORROW for one night only, before heading down to the aforementioned Shooters Downstairs Lounge on SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies again for the short notice on both of these dates, I only learned about them earlier this week via drummer Glen Thomas' personal Facebook page (the band has since posted a Facebook event page for the Shooters gig but have yet to do so for Reggie's). Shooters only booked bands on SATURDAYS initially, so that much isn't shocking for Soundcheck, but with Bone Yard pulling a single nighter there TOMORROW, it looks like a similar situation for Soundcheck wanting to play two nights this weekend, no matter where. Fans will have just seen Soundcheck at the downtown Reggie's last weekend, while they last rocked Shooters three weeks ago.

Hopefully Terry, Cameron, Paul(?), and Glen have a great weekend despite the late notice for both TOMORROW & SATURDAY's concerts, and look for lots of classic and hard rock covers, plus a bit of country regardless! Both have 8:00 PM start times, no cover charges, and 19+ age limits. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Soundcheck live!

Finally for this weekend's currently known hard rock concert previews, here's one that definitely had advance notice, as local acoustic hard rock quartet The Wyld Stallyns will be among the entertainment at Gore Street charity grocery store Grocer 4 Good's "Come As You Are Gala" at The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Center THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! A special event to honour and thank staff, volunteers, and supporters of Grocer 4 Good (which provides groceries to the downtown core and helps the disabled and delayed with employment opportunities), Saturday night's festivities will include dinner and concessions from local restaurants, a silent auction table, and a cash bar, while the title of the event is apt, as attendees are encouraged to wear whatever they like (pajamas and full costumes are fair game!) Musically speaking, The Wyld Stallyns will be playing in the back half of the gala after dinner wraps up alongside a country band led by Daryl Seabrook.

As well, singer Juliana Regan will perform during dinner proper, so there will be live music earlier in the evening too! Saturday's festivities are absolutely all ages, they begin at 6:00 PM, and while the gala does have ticket prices of $40 ($300 for a party/table of 8), remember what all you're getting & supporting by attending. You can buy yours online at this link and presumably at the door. This should be a great event to support Grocer 4 Good's suitably very good work, and The Stallyns' diverse & often heavy cover attack should provide a fun diversion at the Bushlane Museum to help end the evening! See above for details, and here are The Wyld Stallyns live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile on the site next! Thanks everyone!