LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tym Morrison) & This Weekend's Other Hard Rock Concert Previews!!

As promised, let's wrap up this weekend's hard rock concert previews today, including the back half of a festival this weekend, an apology for a missed concert a year in the making, some show reschedulings, and a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for next month! Here's what you should know!

We'll pick back up with local acoustic classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison, who is slated to return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge for a matinee concert this weekend, but not on Sunday as originally announced, rather TOMORROW NIGHT! Tym quietly updated his Facebook event page for his Shooters gigs this month to reflect the shift of both this weekend's and his Halloween weekend gig from Sunday each to Saturday, both for unannounced reasons. Despite being moved to Saturdays, these are 100% still 3:00 PM matinees, which will be unusual for a Saturday concert, but Tym has been well received at the Dennis Street nightclub on Sundays before now, so hopefully he gets another receptive crowd tomorrow and on Saturday the 29th! Meanwhile, that LOCAL CONCERT ALERT is also for Tym at Shooters, as his event page has quietly had a Saturday, November 12th gig added as well!

This lines up with recent scheduling there, as Tym has been alternating weekend matinees with country musician Leslie Cook in recent weeks, so Leslie will presumably be playing there on November 5th (his shows look like they moved a day back too). TOMORROW'S show, plus the rescheduled October 29th date and the new one next month, all have 19+ age limits and no cover charge as usual, Tym's deep setlist and well-tested vocal & guitar talents should prove to be a winning combination once again, so visit the above links and Shooters' Facebook event page for tomorrow's gig for more details, and here's Tym live earlier this year!

Next up, let's close out this weekend's known hard rock concert previews, by looking at day #2 of Outspoken Brewing's second annual Oktoberfest TOMORROW at The Rink outside of The Machine Shop! For extra details on the festival & tonight's lineup, check yesterday's post below, as I don't want to repeat myself too much, especially when I had to break the Oktoberfest previews across two posts already. Tomorrow's bill has the longer, family friendly program, with vendors, refreshments, science exhibits, and games for all ages, plus the requisite alcohol for adults with photo ID, so be sure to click here for full non-musical details! However, it is recommended that adults only stick around from 7:00 PM onwards, which is coincidentally when the heaviest block of the band lineup performs. Young local psychedelic hard rock quartet The Uncanny Valley will headline tomorrow at 11:00 PM for a... second straight year?

As it turns out, year #1 for Outspoken Brewing's Oktoberfest last year did have a night of live music, with The Uncanny Valley also closing in 2021 on a bill also featuring a reunited Wild Turkeys and fellow 2021 returnees Nein German Guys. I profusely apologize for missing that last year, that oversight appears to have been a combination of The Uncanny Valley not promoting their involvement on Facebook and me not expecting the Outspoken-hosted Oktoberfest (which I knew about) to have a concert with the pandemic where it was last fall. Clearly things went well for The Valley last year for Outspoken to bring them back for a bigger and better Oktoberfest, and their hard rocking originals should end the night on a high note! Co-headlining tomorrow are the debuting Bookclub, an indie rock supergroup featuring 3/4ths of The Inner City Surfers (all but Brad) alongside Room 206 drummer Al Watson and singer(?) Erin Antonello. 

This band appears to be a real departure from the punk we're used to seeing the guys play, with bands like Devo and Weezer cited as groups that Bookclub will cover, along with some more obscure songs. It will be very interesting to hear how Bookclub do, even if they don't lean heavier! Bookclub's set is at 9:00 PM, with tonight's co-headliners The Wyld Stallyns pulling double duty for a 7:00 PM timeslot tomorrow night, so look for more fun and crowd-friendly hard rock covers from them and Josh then! The all ages matinee block of Oktoberfest tomorrow includes the aforementioned Nein German Guys (who also played tonight) with their traditional music at 5:00 PM, and classic rock cover duo Frankly Speaking opening the day at 3:00 PM. Tomorrow's Oktoberfest program begins at 2:00 PM, and adult admission is $45 unless you bought an all-weekend pass in advance for $70, with a free mug and 20 oz. draught included.

As for admission for kids 14 and under, they will cost just $5, but remember the recommended cut-off of 7:00 PM for underagers. Sounds like a fun time for all, depending on how you want to celebrate Oktoberfest, so definitely click here and/or visit the above links for much more on what to expect on day #2 at The Rink, hopefully the weather holds out, apologies again for missing Oktoberfest 2021 on the SMS, and here's The Uncanny Valley live!

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