LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (The Nostalgic Band), Weekend Concert Previews, And Videos!!

Let's dive into this weekend's concert previews on the site today, but as there are more shows than one post normally covers, we'll bump tomorrow & Saturday night's Bone Yard shows to tomorrow morning's post. Now, here's what you should know to start the weekend off, courtesy of a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!

New local classic metal cover trio The Nostalgic Band will return to Reggie's Place for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the show was only confirmed via the venue's Facebook page on Tuesday, with a Facebook event page from the band following. TOMORROW'S show comes just one week after the Caveman Morrison successors played a full weekend at the Queen Street nightclub, and it should prove to be a fun night of old school metal and hard rock covers! I don't know why they're not playing on Saturday too, but note that the band was originally supposed to debut at Tazzi's Cafe & Restaurant tonight as a tie-in with the downtown street party (more on that in a second), only for bassist Randy "Dutch" Vanderploeg to confirm that "the city cancelled the bands that were going to play". I assume he meant bands scheduled for Tazzi's, if not businesses not officially promoted as hosting bands.

You can enjoy The Nostalgic Band's set at Reggie's TOMORROW at 9:00 PM with no cover and a 19+ age limit. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's a new video of the guys playing at Reggie's this past Friday! Posted to their Facebook group by drummer Chet Dziergas' wife Tally, it features the band covering Loverboy's "Working For The Weekend". Not a fan of the song myself, but Tym, Dutch, and Chet handle it well, and the quality is good! Alas, the video was largely uploaded sideways, as Tally rotated it to a preferable horizontal orientation 30 seconds in, but didn't correct the video in post to match. Still a good video if you turn your neck or lay on your side, so give it a watch below!

Next up, we'll move to shows that had advance notice before this week, starting with TONIGHT's second downtown street party from the Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Association, which takes place on a closed off stretch of Queen Street East between Spring and Dennis Streets! For this one, your official musical entertainment will come courtesy of newer local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations (fill-in guitarist unclear) and online page-less punk/alternative cover quintet Bookclub, who previously played at the unrelated Street Yourself Street Party from the Summer Moon Festival. Recent promotion for the event from the DTA's Facebook page suggests that they'll be based on "the March Street Stage", which is the slightly misnamed stage in the patio area beside June & Friends Hair Salon at 485 Queen Street East, which is near but not directly on March Street. This is where Darsombra headlined an outdoor show in June.

Family entertainment, games, food/drinks, and local vendors are all to be expected, while Matthew James will also be playing a sanctioned acoustic gig tomorrow outside of Peace Restaurant near GFL Memorial Gardens. Visit the Downtown Association's Facebook page for complete non-musical details on what to expect on Queen Street! Bookclub are the headliners tomorrow, with Generations kicking off the primary musical entertanment at 5:30 PM (Matthew James' Peace set is at 7:00 PM if that interests you). This is absolutely FREE & ALL AGES, and 9&10 News is calling for partly cloudy weather in the 14-19° range tonight. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Bookclub live and outdoors late last year!

Also, Nostalgic Band frontman Tym Morrison's next installment of his weekly summer series of unplugged acoustic gigs at The Mike Case Memorial Stage outside of The Trading Post goes down TOMORROW! This is his sixth straight Friday playing at the outdoor stage way down Great Northern Road, and the fourth straight where he's double booked with The Nostalgic Band later that same day, so if you want to see both, or would prefer Tym's north/central acoustic festivities a few hours prior, then keep this show in mind! This concert has a 7:00 PM start time, no age limit, and no cover, but be advised that 9&10 News is calling for weather in the 19° range with light rain, and Tym has called off outdoor shows for weather before. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's a new video from Tym's first show of this year's Mike Case Stage run early last month!

This was filmed by his Nostalgic Band... bandmate Randy Vanderploeg for his YouTube vlog Randy's Rides, which focuses on his motorcycle riding exploits in the area and the sights and events that he sees. Alongside a clip of a Nostalgic Band show inserted during his ride to The Trading Post (it makes sense in context), Randy greets Tym at the stage at the 2:45 mark, interviews him casually for a little bit about Tym's musical background, and has ice cream from The Big Moose Ice Cream Parlour, before showing a montage of Tym covering Imagine Dragons, Yes, and Cheap Trick songs. Sounds good and well edited for fans of Randy's vlog as well, so check things out below, and don't miss Tym here tomorrow evening!

Finally for today, let's head across the International Bridge, as Sault Michigan blues/hard rock quartet Project 906 will return to The Islander Bar in nearby Hessel for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Their first show at this venue since March (their last gig before their spring break & drummer change), this won't actually be a routine concert for 906, as it coincides with this year's Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show & Festival of Arts, so The Islander Bar had four nights of live entertainment starting yesterday, with different acts each night (Saturday's performer is musician Lou Thumser, for the record). With a decent crowd visiting for the boat show and related events, hopefully Project 906 have a strong turnout tomorrow for their hard rocking covers! This concert has a 21+ age limit, no cover charge, and 9:00 PM start time. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Project 906 live!

That's all for now, but look for our Bone Yard previews and more on the site next! Thanks everyone!