LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Generations & Double Down), Plus The First Half Of This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

A busy concert weekend is upon us, so let's dive right into the first half of this weekend's previews! Due to the amount, I'll hold Sault Michigan previews, plus Bone Yard and Vanity First, for our next post that hopefully drops early tomorrow, so don't worry, they are coming! Now, let's begin with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Double Down will return to Reggie's Place for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the shows were only announced on the venue's Facebook page on Tuesday, though personal Facebook posts featuring official band imagery have also been floating around this week. TOMORROW & SATURDAY's shows come just one week removed from Double Down's debut appearances at Jay's Piston Broke Pub, marking their first bookings in back-to-back weeks, but these will be their first gigs at the downtown Reggie's in just over a month. Hopefully Double Down's old school brand of classic and hard rock covers goes over swimmingly TOMORROW & SATURDAY! These are 9:00 PM events with no cover charges and 19+ age limits. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's a new video from their Facebook page!

Live-streamed at Jay's on Saturday for attendee Beej Syrette's personal Facebook page and subsequently shared by the band publically, this has Joel, Adam, Brad, and Ric tackling Lonnie & Ed Young's "Chevrolet", albeit a later rock cover of it. Everyone sounds good on this blues rock number, and it's a good pick to showcase their musical heft, but it's a shame that Beej filmed this vertically, moreso because it really highlights how few fans were on the floor close to the stage at this point of the night. Let's hope it was more packed off camera, but check it out below, and don't miss Double Down at Reggie's TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT!

Next up, fellow new local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will hit the aforementioned Jay's Piston Broke Pub for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, the band only announced these shows on their Facebook group on Monday. The Jus' Chillin successors actually debuted at Jay's on April 7th, but had not played there since, so if you've missed them at the former Reggie's West, don't miss out TOMORROW & SATURDAY! Generations last took the public stage at The Esquire Club at the end of May, but they have played at least one private gig since, and of course, Valerie sang with Soundcheck for their Obsession tribute show this past Saturday. TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT'S concerts are at 9:30 PM with no advertised cover charges and 19+ age limits. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Generations live earlier this year!

We'll next look at two shows that did have advance notice before this week, including local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck hitting Shooters Downstairs Lounge for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! As alluded above, these will be Soundcheck's first gigs since rocking The Esquire Club last week, notably including three former Obsession singers as guests on Saturday, but they have not played at Shooters in over a month. Hopefully the core four-piece lineup delivers a strong night of hard rocking covers for fans at the Dennis Street nightclub tomorrow! A one-nighter due to or resulting in a video dance party on Saturday night, tomorrow's festivities are at 9:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no cover. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Soundcheck live (yes, I am aware of the Obsession gig videos from Saturday, look for those on the site soon!)

Finally for today's previews, let's stay downtown for the only concert during this year's third annual Summer Moon Festival that crosses over with the SMS, as online page-less local alt-hard rock cover quintet Bookclub will perform TOMORROW NIGHT as part of the Street Yourself Street Party! The Summer Moon Festival is a downtown arts and culture festival at multiple locations with loads of family-friendly entertainment and specialist events for different artistic topics, so click here to see what all is planned! The Street Yourself Street Party specifically takes place on a closed section of Queen Street East from Gore to Tancred, and beyond the music, attendees can take part in a "glow in the dark foam party" and a meet & greet with artists who painted murals for the festival, while a mini-collector's convention and concessions from Ernie's Coffee House are also planned. Fresh off of their Festival of Beer set, Bookclub will be tomorrow's opening band at 8:15 PM, with roots rockers The Hustle Brothers headlining at 10:00 PM.

This is a FREE and ALL AGES event, and as our first true outdoor concert of the summer season for the SMS, I am happy to report that 9&10 News' weather forecast is calling for mostly clear conditions with a temperature of 7-14°. Hopefully Bookclub's diverse array of punk-tinged covers prove to be a fun way to kick off the street party before The Hustle Brothers get down, so visit the above links for more details, and here's Bookclub live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more weekend concert previews next! Thanks everyone!