A relatively quiet weekend is upon us for hard rock concerts in the Twin Saults and area to kick off April 2024, so March really did go out like a lamb in that respect! Filling things out are some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (one on SHORT NOTICE) and a new video from one of today's discussed bands, so here's what you should know!
Local funk/hard rock cover sextet
The Wyld Stallyns will reportedly return to
Shooters Downstairs Lounge for one night only THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, I only heard about this gig via new drummer Brandan Glew's personal Facebook page last month. At press time, neither the band nor venue have publically advertised this concert (The Stallyns' sporadic usage of Facebook acknowledged), but if this show is not going on for whatever reason, I will let you know as soon as possible. Assuming they didn't play an unadvertised gig in the interim, this will be The Wyld Stallyns' second public gig with Brandan and new bassist Blair St. John in the fold, and their first Shooters date of the year, so hopefully their fan-friendly covers find another receptive audience, even without a Greyhounds playoff game lead-in! This is a one-nighter, as Shooters have been hosting DJ nights on Fridays so far this year.
As usual for concerts at Shooters, this has a 9:30 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no cover charge. It's great to see The Wyld Stallyns back in full gear after their fall/winter break and rhythm section swap, and hopefully SATURDAY NIGHT's concert is a hit for band and fans alike! Visit the above links for more details, and here's The Stallyns live!
Next up, let's jump ahead in the timeline for newly announced shows taking place later this month from local hard rock quintet
HeadFirst, who will rock
Reggie's Place on Friday, April 19th & Saturday, April 20th before returning to
Jay's Piston Broke Pub for shows one week later on April 26th & 27th! Announced earlier today via this poster and Facebook event pages for each weekend (linked
here &
here), these shows will continue HeadFirst's recent momentum on the weekend cover-centric nightclub circuit, following Jay's Piston (Broke Pub) shows this weekend, but the 4/20 weekend shows will be their first at Reggie's this year, after only playing there (Toystock aside) in their late 2023 debut run. It's good to see HeadFirst keeping at it towards making their name on the local scene, and hopefully next month's shows are hits downtown and in the west end! All four dates are 19+ affairs with 9:00 PM start times and no cover. See above for more details!
Now let's head back to this weekend's previews, but still with new concerts, as local southern hard rock trio
Bone Yard 225 will get "uncorked" again for an acoustic show at
The Water Tower Pub TOMORROW NIGHT! The newly announced shows ahead come courtesy of their new concert calendar for the next few weeks, as Greg, Alex, and Warren will plug things in for traditional concerts at Reggie's Place on May 10th & 11th, which will surely form another "triple-header weekend" including their expected jam night hosting duties on Thursday, May 9th. Unusually, Bone Yard only have one normal electric concert (not counting jam nights) this month, so if you like the full shebang, keep their Mother's Day weekend gigs in mind for next month! Of course, tomorrow's previously announced Water Tower Pub show will deliver more of the unplugged/corked goods if that's what you're into.
A one-nighter as is standard for The Water Tower Pub, tomorrow's show begins at 8:00 PM, while the Reggie's shows next month are 9:30 PM affairs. None have a cover charge and all are presumably 19+. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's a brand new live-streamed video from Bone Yard 225's Facebook page of them covering The Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See" at Reggie's on Saturday night! Vertical camera angle aside (at least the filmer got close to everyone), this is a soundly performed cover that perfectly suits their sound, but it is a shame that the full song isn't captured., Check out Bone Yard fully corked below!
Finally, we'll head back west to
The Esquire Club, where newer local classic/hard rock cover quartet
Silent 9 will take the stage TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Just over a month removed from their last gigs (also at The Esquire Club), fans of this talented foursome who want an encore or missed them last month will surely want to head to the Second Line West nightclub for their hard rocking but accessible slate of covers tomorrow and/or Saturday! Silent 9 will be back at the same venue next month but it remains to be seen if we'll see them elsewhere in April or not. As usual for Esquire Club concerts, expect these to be 9:30 PM events with no cover charges, and you must be 19 or older to attend. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked
here &
here for more details, and for a preview of this weekend's concerts, here's Silent 9 live!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site in the coming days! Thanks everyone!
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