LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (The Wyld Stallyns) & Most Of This Weekend's Hard Rock Concert Previews!!

Another weekend is ahead to preview hard rock concerts for, but due to an extended SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for TOMORROW, I'm moving our previews of this weekend's Peril shows in Sault Michigan to tomorrow's post. Don't worry, they are coming, but here's what you should know to start the weekend off for hard rock gigs tonight & tomorrow!

Sault Ontario funk/hard rock quartet The Wyld Stallyns will play their second downtown outdoors-ish gig in three days when they rock this year's second Downtown Street Party TONIGHT at the corner of Queen Street East and March Street! I profusely apologize for the short notice, The Stallyns have not promoted this show on their own Facebook page, and as best as I can gather, the Downtown Association's Facebook page only confirmed their involvement via the description of this map of the planned street party events. Fresh off of their Tuesday evening Pavilion show during the Summer Concert Series (more on that in a bit), The Wyld Stallyns will set up shop at a stage at Queen & March (right near Reggie's Place) as the closing band at 8:00 PM, so prepare for lots of fan friendly hard rock & assorted covers from the Speers' & crew TONIGHT! The only other band playing at Queen & March are classic rock trio Flathead Ford.

They're a talented veteran band who you may have seen (along with The Stallyns) at Rotaryfest Stage 1 on the opening night last month, so prepare for a partial sequel TONIGHT! This is not all for music during the Street Party, as Outspoken Brewing (between Bruce & Elgin) will be hosting what they're calling "musical chairs", with multiple local musicians trading in and out for jams from 7:00 PM until well past the end of the Street Party proper. While it doesn't seem to skew heavier for the advertised musicians, new Wyld Stallyns bassist Al White is a credited performer at Outspoken, so keep that in mind, and click here for full details on their plans! Also, young indie rock band The Hollow Heads (as seen on the Clusterfolk album) will be performing at Peace Restaurant (formerly Solo Trattoria, near GFL Memorial Gardens) TOMORROW during the party, so you have lots of options!

TOMORROW'S Downtown Street Party will be further down Queen Street than last month's (Queen will be closed off from Spring to Dennis), but a similarly wide range of family entertainment, vendors, sales, games, and more will be on offer for attendees, so definitely click here for the full itinerary! This is FREE and ALL AGES, the party proper begins at 5:00 PM, and 9&10 News is calling for sunny-clear weather with 16-17° temperatures. Visit the above links for full details on TONIGHT's festivities, and here's The Wyld Stallyns live!

Next up, here's a couple of shows that did have advance notice, starting with local psychedelic hard rock quartet The Uncanny Valley's turn in the the City of Sault Ste. Marie's Summer Concert Series TONIGHT at The Roberta Bondar Pavilion! Not excellent timing for their sake going up against the Downtown Street Party, but at least it's further down Queen than last month's, so traffic won't be as much of an issue to get to the big tent. This will be The Uncanny Valley's first show since their road trip to Thessalon late last month, and their first in Sault Ste. Marie city limits since their Rotaryfest Stage 2 set. Hopefully a decent crows turns out for the hard rocking old school covers & originals from this rising young group tonight! The third-to-last show of the Summer Concert Series (and last with a heavier band), this is also FREE & ALL AGES, and it has a 7:00 PM start time.

Under the tent, weather is not really an issue, but it'll be sunny with temperatures from 17-18° according to 9&10 News. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's The Uncanny Valley live!

We'll close today's previews by heading across the river to Eckerman, Michigan, where Sault Ste. Marie blues/hard rock quartet Project 906 will return for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT at the Strongs Tavern! Last seen in Hessel last month, tomorrow's concert will be 906's first at the Strongs Tavern since November of last year, so if you've missed seeing them at 28952 West Mile 28, you can enjoy their often heavy brand of cover rock in Eckerman tomorrow! Note that they will be back at Strongs on September 24th if you miss out, and if you saw this preview video for tomorrow's concert, I won't spoil it but it definitely doesn't feature the band on camera. The show proper has a 9:00 PM start time, 21+ age limit, and no cover charges, and of course, Eckerman is about an hour west of the Soo. Visit the Facebook event page for more details, and here's Project 906 live!

That's all for today, but our Peril previews and more hit the site next! Thanks everyone!