LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (The Wyld Stallyns & Soundcheck), Weekend Concert Previews, And More!!

As promised, we're looking at St. Patrick's Day weekend concert previews today, but due to SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, I'm breaking things into two posts (as I suspected may be the case given what weekend it is). That said, look for our previews of tomorrow's Bone Yard concert and Sunday's Hails concert (both of which had lots of advance notice) in our next post. Now, here's what you should know to start off the weekend!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Reggie's Place for concerts TONIGHT (as in, RIGHT NOW) & TOMORROW NIGHT before serving as the St. Patrick's Day entertainment at Shooters Downstairs Lounge on SUNDAY NIGHT! I profusely apologize for the short notice across the board, TONIGHT & TOMORROW'S shows were only announced by Reggie's Facebook page yesterday and I only noticed the announcement of them this evening, while SUNDAY'S Shooters concert was only announced via the venue's Facebook poster linked below for the weekend's events. Regardless, Soundcheck did not publically announce any of this weekend's gigs, and haven't posted on their Facebook page since plugging their road trip to Wawa to play at their annual ice fishing derby two weeks ago. TONIGHT & TOMORROW's Reggie's shows are their first shows there in over a month, so if you've missed them at this downtown staple, head there NOW or TOMORROW NIGHT!

The Reggie's shows do not have any advertised St. Patrick's Day frills/themes, at least not via Facebook, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they're not taking part, especially TOMORROW given that it's closer to March 17th. There will unequivocally be the luck of the Irish at Shooters this weekend though, as the poster would indicate, with the Dennis Street venue hosting live bands on consecutive nights for the first time since Halloween! A live band on SUNDAY NIGHT makes all the sense in the world given the holiday, and yes, green beer will be on tap, as will $5 lucky leprechaun drinks, and a special St. Patrick's Day menu from the kitchen. Some sort of prizes from Molson will also be offered on SUNDAY, so keep that angle in mind, and I'm sure green attire is encouraged! If you believe a comment from the band on this preview video for the weekend festivities (featuring silent footage of Soundcheck live there), they may be incorporating their jam night format on SUNDAY in some form as well.

Shooters regulars who go there for SUNDAY karaoke nights are not being left out, as karaoke is instead moving upstairs to The Queen Of Hearts Club for one night only. The venue doesn't have a cover charge, so you can move between floors as needed. TONIGHT & TOMORROW'S Reggie's shows began/begin at 9:30 PM, SUNDAY'S Shooters gig is at 9:00 PM, none have a cover charge, and all are 19+. I'm sorry again for the late notice, I'd have covered everything much sooner than this had I seen Reggie's post and/or the band said something, but the classic and hard rock covers will provide a fun festive soundtrack this weekend! See above for more details, and for a preview, here's Soundcheck live at Shooters!

Next up, local funk/hard rock cover band The Wyld Stallyns will play their first publically announced concert of the year when they return to The Kiln at Searchmont Resort TOMORROW NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, the band only announced the show via their Facebook page earlier today. This will be The Wyld Stallyns' first advertised gig (unless they played something without saying, which has happened before) since playing at The Water Tower Pub in September, which the band acknowledged by saying that "Stallyns hibernate too sometimes... we've been quiet lately, but we have been busy!". TOMORROW'S show coincides with Searchmont's last night skiing session for the season, so if you want to hit the slopes past sunset, this is your last chance there until the fall! Also, the Stallyns have teased "new announcements coming soon", and personal Facebook posts have implied that they've had at least one lineup change.

We'll keep you posted when/if updates come in re: The Wyld Stallyns in 2024, but it's great to see Rob, Christina, and company back! Everything takes place TOMORROW NIGHT at 8:00 PM, there is no cover charge at The Kiln, nor is there a firm age limit. No word on St. Patrick's Day ties, for the record. Visit the above links for more details, and here's a newly discovered video of The Stallyns live at The Kiln just over a year ago! This features the band (minus saxophonist Josh Norling) covering The Spencer Davis Band's "Gimme Some Lovin'", courtesy of Searchmont's Facebook page. Fun and lively cover while the video's 87 seconds-long run time lasts, so check it out for yourself below, and don't miss them TOMORROW!

Closing tonight with a show that had advance notice before this week, as we're heading west to Misty's Fifties, where local unplugged classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will resume his bi-weekly concert arrangement TOMORROW! This stop in Tym's current run of a Saturday matinee every two weeks (unless booked anyway like on February 24th) will indeed be St. Patrick's Day themed given the timing, and attendees are encouraged to wear green to the Second Line West bar/restaurant tomorrow, as there will be "lots of prizes"! No word on green beer or other drink-related tie-ins, but regardless of how deep Misty's goes for their shamrocks & shenanigans, Tym's acoustic rock covers should find another entertained audience as his current regular run continues! If you can't make it, he'll be back at Misty's over the Easter weekend on Saturday, March 30th. Tomorrow's matinee concert takes place at 4:00 PM with no cover and a presumed 19+ age limit. Click here for more details, and here's Tym live!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for our Bone Yard and Hails previews (and more) next! Thanks everyone!