LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Peril) & More Weekend Concert Previews!!

As promised, we have more weekend concert previews on this very busy Canada Day long weekend today, but of course, check out this morning's post featuring late notice show confirmations for this weekend in the post below. All of today's previews are of shows that had advance notice, but we will start with a band with LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS to confirm for next month, so here's what you should know!

Traverse City, Michigan classic metal cover trio Peril will return to The Northern Pines Lounge at the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT, and while we're at it, they'll also return to this Kewadin branch on Friday, July 12th & Saturday, July 13th! The dates next month are newly confirmed on Kewadin's entertainment page, and we will touch on any July dates not yet announced by hard rock bands there in an upcoming post. Two months removed from their last E.U.P. dates at The Rapids Lounge in the Soo, Peril will take over St. Ignace's branch via these four summer dates, so fans of their hard hitting covers won't wanna miss out! This weekend's and next month's shows are at 9:00 PM with no cover and 21+ age limits, as is standard for concerts at Kewadin's lounges. See above for more details on all four concerts, and for a preview, here's Peril live!

Next up, let's head north to Sault Ontario, where Bullet Train/ex-Sense Of Truth frontman Cory Murchison will play a rare solo acoustic concert TOMORROW NIGHT at Soo Blaster! The latest in Soo Blaster's summer concert series of (generally) solo musicians on (generally) Friday nights, this isn't Cory's first time as an unplugged headliner, but I don't believe we've seen him in a public concert setting since his current band Bullet Train launched. That band hasn't played live yet at all, so could Cory break out some of their original songs along with his usual modern hard rock covers? Come out tomorrow to find out! As usual for Soo Blaster's summer concert series, this show has a 19+ age limit, no announced cover charge, and an 8:00 PM start time. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's a recent acoustic cover video from Cory's YouTube channel!

Next up, local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 will return to Reggie's Place for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! No sign of a jam night from them tonight, but fans of Greg, Alex, and Warren's hard rocking and fan favourite covers (and select originals) will be right at home at Reggie's this weekend, and yes, stickers and their infamous "Bone Yard shot" will be available also! It's worth noting that their brand new studio original song, presumably named "F.A.F.O." (short for "fuck around (and) find out") is expected to be released online on Sunday on major streaming services (note the ones on the image), so keep tabs on their Facebook page to find out where to hear it then! Tomorrow and Saturday's concerts are 9:30 PM affairs with 19+ age limits and no cover charges. Visit the above links for more details on this weekend's shows, and here's your local 225 live!

Finally for this weekend, we'll head back to the E.U.P. for Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Exit 808's return to a truly local stage THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at The Merchants Bar! Compared to when local fans last saw the former Double Jack there in January, a lot has changed (as fans in Alpena, Republic, and Ewen saw first hand). Name change aside, this will be Exit 808's first show within an hour of the Soo since the additions of co-lead vocalist Dillion Semasky and rhythm guitarist Will Robbins, and since the departures of guitarist Nathan Webber and bassist Isaac Royer, so if you didn't hit the road for their last so many gigs, you can see what the new-look band brings to the table on Saturday! Regarding their still-open bassist position, recent fill-in Blaze Beairl will sit out on Saturday, with Exit 808 calling in Bob Libick from Marquette hard rock band Spun to guest with them, much as he did on their "N.I.B." studio cover earlier this year.

Kudos to Bob for making the drive east to help Exit 808 out, and fans of Spun's past local dates will like that angle! Note that Exit 808 have also confirmed new dates in Republic and Mackinaw City (singer Amy Beach's hometown) for August, and while neither are local, head to their Facebook page for details on both. Saturday's concert at The Merch has a 9:00 PM start time, no cover, and a 21+ age limit. For a preview, here's a brand new video from their set this past Saturday at Rally In The Valley in Ewen (4½ hours west of here), so what is there to see here? Shot by Hunter Josephson of the Ishpeming metal band No Expectations, the video sees Exit 808 covering Seether's "Gasoline" with Dillion on lead vocals and Amy on backing vocals. Blaze made the trip with his mom's band, but is not playing bass in the clip. As best as I can tell, that's Bob from Spun (who also played at Rally In The Valley), but I am not 100% sure given the angle.

At least it's a high quality clip and shot horizontally! Blaze did play on some songs with Exit 808 and even guested on drums with Spun, which had to have been a thrill, and you can see more of their adventures at this outdoor festival at this link. Give this solidly handled cover (if only 2 minutes of it) a watch below, and don't miss Exit 808 at The Merch on Saturday!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Poutine Feast previews to cap off this busy long weekend stretch tomorrow! Thanks everyone!