LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Generations) & The Fall Of Earth Concert Preview!!

A quiet weekend is upon us for the first concert weekend of October 2023, but because shows being covered today have extended write-ups, we still have to bump a pair of shows (Fyrbird's shows at the Sault Michigan Kewadin Casino) to our next post coming hopefully tomorrow morning. As such, we're staying in Sault Ontario with a big update to a metal concert tomorrow night, and leading off, LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (two on SHORT NOTICE), so here's what you should know!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to the stage TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT at Jay's Piston Broke Pub! Apologies for the short notice, drummer Tony Santoro announced the shows on their Facebook group on September 24th, which regrettably slipped me by at the time, though note that the venue's Facebook page has not confirmed these shows as of this writing. After taking last weekend off partially due to singer Valerie Powley's judging commitments at The Soo's Got Talent (more on round #2 on the site soon), these will be Generations' first shows at the former Reggie's West in almost three months. It is worth noting that their full current lineup will be on hand TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT, after guitarist Tony Kajnar had to miss their Reggie's Place gigs last month due to prior commitments. Replacing him two weeks ago was veteran local guitarist Mike McDonald.

Mike's not familiar from our coverage, but he has ample music experience out of town, recently in the Toronto-based Rolling Stones tribute band The Beggars Banquet, and you can click here for a biography on him. Hopefully he fit in well with Generations! While we're on the subject, Tony S. also confirmed more October dates for Generations on their Facebook group on Sunday, which include returns to Shooters Downstairs Lounge on Friday, October 13th, Reggie's Place on Saturday, October 14th, and October 20th & 21st at The Esquire Club. Now, it is worth noting that on their fall concert calendar, The Esquire Club had Generations tapped for the 13th & 14th, and The Steeltown Playboys playing on the 20th & 21st instead. Clearly, something has changed for Generations to move ahead on week, but I cannot confirm if they swapped weekends with The Steeltown Playboys or if there was another change.

We'll let you know if something is said publically! TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT's Jay's concerts and their upcoming dates at Shooters, Reggie's, and The Esquire Club are all 19+ events with no announced cover charges, and expect 9:30 PM start times more or less across the board, though likely 9:00 PM at Shooters. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Generations live earlier this summer!

Next up, here's one more concert preview for this weekend, namely the local debut of Edmonton melodic deathcore quartet Fall Of Earth TOMORROW NIGHT, but now at a new venue! Originally slated to take place at Soo Blaster, this rare post-pandemic extreme metal show was moved to The Queen Of Hearts Club (the upstairs venue above Shooters Downstairs Lounge) on Monday. A reason for the venue change was not publically announced, but hopefully nothing too serious happened, as Soo Blaster is a good venue for bigger shows like this! We have yet to cover a legit concert at The Queen Of Hearts Club, but this upstairs space has hosted events concurrently with Shooters downstairs, and will do so tomorrow with Bourbon Blue playing in the lounge. Fall Of Earth will bring their fresh hybrid of extreme metal subgenres to Soo metalheads tomorrow night, so don't miss out on their brutality then!

Perhaps an even bigger drawing card than the touring headliners tomorrow is the return of local death metal quartet The Bear Hunters in their first public concert (unlike the event in Leeburn) in almost two years, and if you don't count pop-up venues, their first at a permanent advertised locale since 2019. It's great to see The Bear Hunters out of their eternal hibernation, and hopefully they're back with a vengenace tomorrow above Shooters! Newer local metal trio The BAG will open the proceedings, and their talents and rising profile bode well for one of their bigger stages since forming! This 19+ concert has an 8:00 PM start time, and while a $15 advance ticket fee was announced when the show was still at Soo Blaster, post-move advertising only notes the $20 door charge. Inquire within if you're unsure about advance ticket availability.

If you've been missing an extreme metal show like this, especially one with touring headliners and bands with more than one or two people, then you won't want to miss out on Fall Of Earth, The Bear Hunters, and The BAG tomorrow night! Honestly, the interior of The Queen Of Hearts Club does remind me a bit of the late lamented Oddfellows Hall (also on Dennis Street), so keep that in mind as well. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Fall Of Earth live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for the Fyrbird previews and more on the site next! Thanks everyone!