Most Of This Weekend's Hard Rock Concert Previews!!

Another weekend is upon us, so let's dive into this slate of hard rock concert previews! Due to the amount of shows, I'll hold our preview of Saturday night's Destroyer concert for tomorrow's post, so Kiss Army soldiers need not worry! All of today's shows had advance notice, so here's what you should know on them!

We'll start with TONIGHT'S rare concert from a touring headliner at Reggie's Place, as London progressive/hard rock band The Nameless Friends will make their way there! Quite an original band from presentation to sound, The Nameless Friends (whose members are only identified as "Number One", "Number Two", etc.) are touring in support of their new album "Blasphemy", and they should impress with their 1970s progressive rock-infused brand of metal, complete with liberally-focused lyrics about social issues. If you believe their website, they actually played at Reggie's back in 2017, and while I cannot 100% verify if that show happened otherwise, hopefully tonight's goes smoothly! Be advised that neither advertised local opener (alt-punk trio A Dire Setback and pop rock cover quartet Lime) have promoted this show on Facebook whatsoever, with all advertising coming from the headliners and Reggie's. 

I hope that everything is ready for takeoff across the board, and these opener choices do point to an eclectic night of rock music! Doors open at 7:00 PM tonight for this 19+ concert, which has a $15 admission fee at the door. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview of this one, here's The Nameless Friends live!

Next up, we'll (partially) stay at Reggie's Place, as local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard will return there TOMORROW NIGHT in a surprisingly rare gig for them at this nightclub! This is the first show in Bone Yard's pictured concert calendar for this and next month, and Reggie's should prove more than hospitable for their southern fried brand of classic and hard rock covers! This one-nighter is the result of their separate booking on SATURDAY NIGHT, as they'll hit Gateway Casino for an acoustic gig, so if you miss The Bearded Lounge but also want bassist Warren Reville to join Greg & Alex in unplugged settings, consider a run to the Sault Ontario casino for this one! Whether you like electric or acoustic instruments, you'll be covered this weekend regardless from Bone Yard, with both of these shows having 19+ age limits and no cover charges. Tomorrow's Reggie's show begins at 9:00 PM, while the Gateway Casino gig is at 8:00 PM.

Visit the above links for more details on Bone Yard's busy weekend downtown, look for them at Shooters next Friday and back at Gateway Casino late next month, and for a preview, here they are live!

Also this weekend, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Another band with a busy fall schedule, tomorrow's gig will see Valerie, the Tonys, and Pierre replace The Nostalgic Band (who quietly cancelled all of their announced concerts) as the Friday band at Shooters this week, their first at this venue with their current lineup. Fans should get their classic and hard rock cover fix tomorrow, but if you would rather see them live on SATURDAY (where a DJ has taken up residence at Shooters this fall), then head to Reggie's Place, as Generations will tag in for Bone Yard as the live entertainment that night. Regardless of downtown venue, fans will be entertained by Generations' cover attack this weekend, so keep the locales in mind! Both shows have 9:00 PM start times, no cover charges, and 19+ age limits. See above for more details, and here's Generations live!

We'll close today by heading to St. Ignace, Michigan, where Traverse City classic metal trio Peril will return to the E.U.P. TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT at The Northern Pines Lounge at the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino! I do apologize for erroneously listing these shows in our concert calendar for their sister band Scarkazm, but we had announced these shows as being for Peril when we first announced them on the site last month. One night removed from Scarkazm opening for Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna's Journey tribute band in Cadillac, fans can see Jeff and crew in their older and more established cover band this weekend in St. Ignace, marking their first shows at this Kewadin branch in two months. If you're in the neighbourhood, or up for the hour's drive south, keep Peril's skilled hard rock covers in mind at The Northern Pines Lounge this weekend! This 21+ show has a 9:00 PM start time and no cover, as usual for Kewadin's on-site lounges.

As for Scarkazm, they 100% will be back in St. Ignace on December 8th & 9th, and will return to The Rapids Lounge in the Soo in three weeks. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Peril live!

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