LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck, Tym Morrison, And The Nameless) & Weekend Concert Previews!!

An unusually busy concert weekend greets us to start February 2024, partly thanks to this being the I-500 weekend across, so we'll have to break up this weekend's previews into two posts! As such, we'll look at the previously announced Jackal Blood, Half Past, and Rhythm & Brews shows in our next post, hitting the site tonight or tomorrow morning, so don't worry, they are coming! Now, let's lead off this weekend's previews with LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, mostly on SHORT NOTICE!

Sault Michigan hard rock quintet The Nameless will return to The Merchants Bar for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the band only announced these shows via their respective Facebook event pages (linked here & here) on Tuesday, and The Merch has not confirmed the bookings on their Facebook page at press time. Of course, this is the weekend of the International 500 snowmobile race, of which The Merch is taking part in the annual pub crawl tonight, so there may be a busier crowd at the West Spruce Street nightclub for The Nameless' hard rocking cover array TOMORROW and/or SATURDAY NIGHT! As usual for their frequent Merch gigs, expect 9:00 PM start times, no announced cover charge, and 21+ age limits. Visit the above links for more details, and click here for an unembeddable full concert video of theirs from 2022!

Next up, let's head to Sault Ontario, where local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Reggie's Place for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, these dates were only announced via the venue's Facebook page on Tuesday, with the band not confirming them on theirs to match as of this writing. These will be Soundcheck's first concerts at Reggie's of 2024, last playing there for their New Year's Eve party, and they should prove to be another solid opportunity to enjoy Terry, Cameron, Jim, and Glen's classic and hard rock covers in a familiar downtown locale, so don't miss out TOMORROW & SATURDAY! Like in their prior stops at Reggie's, this weekend's shows have 9:30 PM start times, 19+ age limits, and no cover charges. For more details, visit the above links, and for a preview, here's Soundcheck live in concert last year!

Also this weekend, local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will return to Misty's Fifties for an acoustic matinee concert on SATURDAY, after previously playing there this past Saturday! I profusely apologize for missing last week's show, and for the short notice on THIS SATURDAY's, as I only noticed the Facebook event page covering both dates earlier this week. Misty's Fifties is still a relatively unfamiliar venue for us (Tym only just debuted his solo act there in December), but Tym is no stranger to playing locales that otherwise don't typically host hard rock acts, and this isn't all for him in terms of scheduled dates! If his unplugged classic and hard rock covers fit your idea of Valentine's Day entertainment, then he has two shows to match this month, starting with his first show at Tazzi's Cafe & Restaurant of the year on Saturday, February 10th when he serves as musical entertainment for their Valentine's dinner!

Tym isn't promoted on Tazzi's Facebook page as being involved, but this is a special ticketed event that you have to call/message them for details on, so do so above if this seems like your kind of night out! Meanwhile, Tym will be back at Misty's Fifties for a special mid-week gig on Valentine's Day proper (Wednesday, February 14th), so keep that in mind for musical and/or romantic ideas as well! The Misty's gigs (last week's included, apologies again) are all 19+ affairs with no cover and start at 4:00 PM on SATURDAY and 5:00 PM on the 14th, while the Tazzi's show on the 10th is at 8:00 PM. Visit the above links for more on Tym's February slate, and here he is live!

Finally for today's previews, we'll stay in the west end for a rare multi-band concert at The Esquire Club, as metal trio The BAG and punk trio Vanity First will join forces for the second time in a week TOMORROW NIGHT! Fans may recall seeing the two bands together at The Distraction this past Saturday, but here, The BAG and Vanity will take their talents to this Second Line West staple, which I believe will be a first for Vanity... First (The BAG have played here multiple times). Whether this show is a plus for location, timing, and/or just an encore chance to see these two rising young bands, you know where to go tomorrow to see them in action again, with originals and covers in tow for both! This is a one nighter, and if there's live music at The Esquire Club on Saturday, then I haven't seen any public advertising on who's playing that night (also, venue advertising only lists The BAG, but Vanity First are 100% opening).

A 9:30 PM start time is in effect for this 19+ concert, which has no advertised cover charge. Hopefully this show goes well and encourages The Esquire Club to bring in more original bands, let alone multi-band events, so visit the above links for more details, and here's The BAG live!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for more weekend concert previews on the site next! Thanks everyone!