LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck & Tym Morrison) And This Weekend's Hard Rock Concert Previews!!

Another weekend is upon us for local concert-goers, and there's a decent amount of hard rock cover bands to check out over the next few nights, so let's start with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

Local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will return to Reggie's Place for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this gig via its Facebook event page on Sunday. Fans will have last seen Tym's unplugged classic and newer rock covers at Reggie's via a Sunday matinee last month, but this will be his first typical nighttime gig at the Queen Street East nightclub since October. If you've missed Tym in more traditional confines in both timeslot and venue alike, don't miss out on TOMORROW's festivities, and of course, if you can't come out for this one, Tym will be just down the road at Tazzi's next week. A one-nighter due to or resulting in the debuting Tannerite's show there on Saturday, Tym's array of acoustic hits are on TOMORROW at 9:00 PM with no cover charge and a 19+ age limit. See above for more details, and here's Tym live!

Next up, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Jay's Piston Broke Pub for traditional concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, we only heard about the SATURDAY gig via the venue's Facebook page on Monday, with the band's Facebook page only following suit earlier today. Yes, Soundcheck are also hosting tonight's usual Thursday jam night at the former Reggie's West, though remember that we don't cover jam/open mic nights due to their unpredictability. The reason why Jay's announced just the SATURDAY show is because that one has a Hawaiian theme, not unlike their 1980s themed show at the same venue at this same point last month. Whether this is going to become a monthly re-occurrence for Jay's and/or Soundcheck, I don't know, but if Soundcheck headline a different themed concert there on April 8th, you'll know these are doing well!

SATURDAY'S festivities will be a good excuse to break out your Hawaiian shirts and/or any tropical props that you may own, but as to how well Soundcheck's set could adapt to the theme... come out to find out! If you just want a straightforward classic/hard rock concert, come TOMORROW instead! Both gigs (and jam night tonight) have 9:00 PM start times, 19+ age limits, and no cover charges. See above for more details, and here's Soundcheck live with a summery cover choice from last year!

Now we'll move to hard rock shows that had advance notice before this week, starting with local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard's return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! After cancelling their planned Reggie's shows in late February and subbing in their acoustic side project The Bearded Lounge for their Water Tower Pub show this past Saturday, these will be Bone Yard's first concerts in three weeks, and first at Shooters in a month. However, this won't be a standard weekend of just Bone Yard covers, as according to their Facebook page, the aforementioned Bearded Lounge will open both gigs! As such, these will be that duo's first ever Shooters dates as far as I know, so if you like Greg & Alex unplugged, don't be late either night! As well, the band has teased that they have "got a special guest sitting in with us", though they didn't reveal who the guest is or what they're playing.

Keep in mind that, if The Bearded Lounge (who are basically Bone Yard minus bassist Warren Reville) replaced Bone Yard on late notice last week, and are taking up part of their time this weekend, is this just their way of noting that Warren can't play this weekend either and the "special guest" is a fill-in bassist? Maybe I'm completely wrong, but the shoe fits in theory. We'll let you know when/if the guest is announced! Dual band setup aside, these remain 8:00 PM events with 19+ age limits and no cover charges. See above for more details on the southern fried rock action to come, and here's Bone Yard live at Shooters earlier this year!

We'll close today with a road trip to St. Ignace, Michigan, as Sault Ste. Marie hard rock quartet Rhythm & Brews will return to The Northern Pines Lounge at the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Barring something that was only announced on personal accounts and not on their public Facebook page (which has happened), these will be Rhythm & Brews' first shows of 2023, and their first advertised dates at the St. Ignace Kewadin since July of last year. With their stacked lineup of familiar faces from bands like Nixxon Dixxon, 415E, Clownsack, and Highway 63, fans can be assured of a solid weekend of hard rock covers despite this band's constant aversion to posting videos or audio of their shows (but in that way, it forces you to see them live for that!) These are 21+ affairs with 9:00 PM start times and no cover charges, as usual.

Hopefully Rhythm & Brews have a great weekend in store for fans in/around St. Ignace, so visit the above links for more on this weekend's concerts, we'll let you know if videos surface, and that's all for today, but look for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile next! Thanks everyone!