LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Tarnished, Project 906, And Tym Morrison), And Weekend Concert Previews!!

Weekend concert preview time, so here's what you should know on this Thursday morning, including SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS! Yes, I am well aware of Handsome Sandwich's late notice gig on Saturday, check back tomorrow!

Local blues/hard rock quartet Project 906 will hit the road for nearby Cedarville TOMORROW when they perform at the Great Lakes Boat Building School's year-ending BeerFest & Boatyard Bash! Apologies for the short notice, the band only confirmed this date on their Facebook page on Monday, but the school's Facebook page had plugged 906's involvement in the event earlier in the month. Arguably the last show of the #summerof906, TOMORROW'S BeerFest & Boat Yard Bash is an annual event for the post-secondary institution towards marine industry careers, and festivities will also include lots of regional craft beer, food, a wine pull, games, and more, so definitely visit the above links for full non-musical details! While academically set, this is a publically attendable event, if 21+ given the BeerFest aspect, but tickets run for $50 in advance or $60 at the door (remember, this isn't just a concert).

The event takes place from 5:00-8:00 PM TOMORROW outside of the Great Lakes Boat Building School at 485 South Meridian Street, and 9&10 News is calling for 24-27° weather, but be advised that they are calling for thunderstorms during the bash. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's a new video from Project 906's Facebook page of them covering The Guess Who's "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" at (I believe) The Islander Bar in Hessel this past weekend! The camera placement directly behind drummer Odin Osogwin is not ideal, but it's a quality performance, and Odin's drumming is very solid, so give it a look below! The video suddenly goes colour at 1:40, FYI.

Next up, let's leap north to Sault Ontario, as local acoustic classic/hard rock musician Tym Morrison will play a rare nighttime concert at Reggie's Place TOMORROW NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this gig via its official Facebook event page yesterday. Tym playing Sunday matinees at the downtown Reggie's is certainly nothing new, but seeing him at an established nightclub in a typical cover band timeslot is not something you see often in the pandemic era, so hopefully he pulls in a solid crowd with his his hard rocking and vast setlist TOMORROW! While we're on the subject, it turns out that Tym did not play at The Mike Case Memorial Stage yesterday evening, as he was actually performing at The Roberta Bondar Pavilion during Save Our Young Adults' International Overdose Awareness Day festivities, which also featured a walk to the Pavilion, speakers, and family entertainment.

I profusely apologize for missing that, but alas, Tym never plugged his involvement in the S.O.Y.A. event on his official Facebook group, instead just on his personal account, and I don't believe S.O.Y.A. specified the musical performers either (plus, Tym's weekly run at The Trading Post seemed like a given through at least August knowing his history of weekly scheduled arrangements). Hopefully his performance was well received at this powerful event, and we'll let you know if he returns to The Trading Post at all this month! As for TOMORROW'S Reggie's concert, expect a 19+ age limit, no cover charge, and a 9:30 PM start time. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Tym live!

Back to the E.U.P. now, as Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Tarnished will return to Snows Bar & Grill in Cedarville TOMORROW NIGHT, but in a late announcement, they'll also play at The Islander Bar in nearby Hessel for the first time on SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies again for the short notice on the Hessel gig, the band only confirmed the concert on their Facebook page on Tuesday, but The Islander Bar's Facebook page had previously plugged it. Tarnished are definitely no strangers to Cedarville in 2022 (tomorrow's show will be their third at Snows in as many months), but The Islander Bar has more been on our radar as of late from gigs from the aforementioned Project 906. Hopefully Tarnished make a big impression of their own there with their talented and heavy originals & covers on SATURDAY! If you're curious, the Friday/Saturday performers at The Islander Bar & Snows respectively are Robert Malaski and The Habitual Offenders.

Tomorrow's Cedarville gig has an early start time of 6:00 PM, but SATURDAY'S Hessel show has a more typical 8:00 PM start time. Both concerts are 21+ affairs with no announced cover charge, and it is worth noting that Snows are teasing that Tarnished are playing outside of the venue tomorrow as they're showing the Michigan State Spartans football game on ESPN inside. Again, 9&10 News is calling for thunderstorms tomorrow evening, so for Tarnished & Project 906's case, hopefully Cedarville dodges most of the forecast! Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here & here for more details, and here's Tarnished live!

Finally for today's previews, here's a show that had plenty of advance notice, as multi-national southern metal supergroup Gutter Creek will make their local concert debut TONIGHT at Soo Blaster! This show has hit many local metalheads' radar primarily as the homecoming of Sault Ste. Marie native Matt Hanchuck, who is better known for the Thunder Bay thrash metal band Wreck-Defy, who Gutter Creek are a side project of. Wreck-Defy have never made the trip east for a show here, but Gutter Creek are a more than worthy consolation prize, especially as ex-Testament bassist Greg Christian is in both bands! Howver, Wreck-Defy have more of a southern rock influenced groove metal sound, but that should appeal to many who wish that more touring original metal bands played here post-pandemic, so definitely give Gutter Creek's debut album a listen! According to a "story" on Facebook, young local punk trio Vanity First will open tonight's concert!

Alas, "stories" are impossible to cite as sources as they're designed to vanish once viewed unless separately posted on purpose, and the official Facebook event page does not list any openers, but I saw Vanity First plug their involvement thusly last night. Not a sonic match, but if accurate, their punk energy should set the tone well enough! Relocated from The Rockstar Bar (who have not hosted live bands since May, sadly), this 19+ concert has a 9:00 PM start time. Tickets cost $10 in advance at Soo Blaster or $15 at the door. Should be a great show for metal fans, so visit the above links for more details, and here's Gutter Creek live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for lour Handsome Sandwich preview and more next! Thanks everyone!