LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Project 906 & Soundcheck) And Weekend Concert Previews!!

Another weekend is upon us, so let's dive into most of this weekend's hard rock concert previews for the Sault Ste. Marie area! To spread things out, our preview of Saturday night's Soo Soundcheck multi-band concert at the Sault Community Theatre Centre will be a part of tomorrow's post. Now, here's what you should know to begin with, including some SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to The Esquire Club for a special concert on SATURDAY NIGHT where they will kinda sorta bring Obsession back! Apologies for the short notice, this show was only publically advertised via a shared post on the venue's Facebook page earlier today. As you may know, current Soundcheck bassist Jim Michaud was the only constant member of Obsession from 2005 until their dissolution earlier this year, and to honour that band's run, three of their four frontwomen will guest with Soundcheck on SATURDAY to do some of their old covers to commemorate Jim for his hard work! The singers in question are original vocalist Kim Liguori, current Sinners frontwoman Lorrie Lynn Bolduc, and Generations singer Valerie Powley (final Obsession singer Jessica Amadio is not advertised for this event, though her tenure was comparatively brief).

This sounds similar to Obsession's cancelled farewell show at The Esquire Club in February, based on what I was told in personal conversations, only with Cameron, Terry, and Glen replacing Jess, Gabe, and Steve. Ideal venue, talented musicians across the board, and the potential for joint songs with multiple singers, perhaps? SATURDAY's concert has a 9:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no cover charge, and while no one has firmly said if Soundcheck are playing there tomorrow as well, we'll keep you posted if able. Hopefully this show gives Obsession the sendoff they deserve, even if via kind of a franken-band scenario, so see above for more details, and here's Obsession live!

Next up, here's one more new show to the SMS, namely the concert from Sault Michigan blues/hard rock quartet Project 906 that I held for this weekend's previews to avoid redundantly covering it twice in the span of four days! Fresh off of their three month break (to give bassist Dustin Paras and his wife some time with their newborn baby), they will return to the stage THIS SATURDAY NIGHT when they rock Snows Bar & Grill in Cedarville! Again, apologies for the short notice, it was only announced on the band's Facebook page on Sunday when they announced their upcoming concert dates. Last seen at Snows in February, this won't be a return as you're expecting in two ways, as Fake Chow drummer Jason VanLuven has indeed replaced Odin Osgwin behind the kit... just not on SATURDAY. This is because Fake Chow are playing at The Islander Bar in Hessel concurrently with the Project 906 show in Cedarville.

Former Paradise Excuse drummer Brian Duford (yes, Jason was once their drummer too) will be filling in on SATURDAY, and hopefully he fits in well before Jason makes his 906 debut in Kinross next week! Project 906's hard rocking covers and select originals will be on tap on SATURDAY at 8:00 PM with a 21+ age limit and no cover charge. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Project 906 live!

Now let's head back to Sault Ontario for concerts that more than a week's advance notice, starting with new local classic/hard rock cover quartet Double Down's first concerts at Jay's Piston Broke Pub TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! After debuting at Reggie's with doubleheader weekends in each of the last two months, this union of Bone Yard, Mojo, Griphook, and Mustang Heart alumni will make their way west to the former Reggie's West for what should be a solid weekend of hard rocking covers from four talented local music veterans! Good to see them play at a new venue too (well, new for this particular band). Expect 9:30 PM start times, no cover charges, and 21+ age limits for Double Down at Jay's tomorrow and Saturday, so visit the above links for more details, and here's Double Down live at Reggie's!

Finally for today's previews, let's head back downtown to the aforementioned Reggie's Place, where new local classic metal/hard rock trio Nostalgia will play their second and third concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! This union of Caveman Morrison, Browbeat, and Nikkfitt alumni debuted at Reggie's on May 26th, and while they lack an online page and public media at the moment, clearly their first show went well for them to get called back two weeks later, and for a double header! If you've missed seeing Tym Morrison in a plugged-in, full-band setting, let alone with 2/3rds of Caveman Morrison's 2012 lineup, then don't miss out on all of the action at Reggie's this weekend! No word yet on further gigs beyond this weekend, from Nostalgia or Tym's acoustic solo act, but we'll keep you posted. Tomorrow & Saturday's concerts are 19+ affairs with 9:30 PM start times and no cover charges. See above for more details!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Soo Soundcheck preview and more on the site next! Thanks everyone!