Halloween is drawing near, so let's start this weekend's concert previews early, as October 31st is a Thursday (ie. tomorrow) this year! Because it's Halloween, some venues and bands are celebrating tomorrow despite being a work/school night, but because Friday and Saturday are closer on the calendar than Saturday the 26th was, and Halloween runs right into Friday, there are belated Halloween themed events happening this weekend as well. It'll all be simpler next year when October 31st is a Friday, but for now, enjoy the extended Halloween season while we have it! Due to the amount of shows, I'll cover Silent 9, Rust, and Sault Michigan/EUP events in the coming days. Of course, this doesn't count shows that don't quite cross our subgenre radar, like Bourbon Blue at Jay's Piston Broke Pub this weekend, Rob Speers at The Dive tomorrow, and the Hallows Haunts/Wawa Witches (both touring bands) at Mane St. Cafe & Lounge tomorrow.
We'll lead off tonight with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, as local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 will play a triple header weekend at Reggie's Place TOMORROW NIGHT, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY! Apologies for the short notice, the band only announced the Halloween night show on their Facebook page on Monday, while Reggie's Facebook page later confirmed that they will indeed be playing there for the rest of the weekend. Your local 225 just played at Reggie's this past weekend, including a Halloween themed concert this past Saturday, but with the guys already planning to release their new single "Gypsy Spell" on major streaming services TOMORROW, why not throw a second Halloween concert together to give it a proper launch? This weekend's three new bookings mean that Bone Yard will have played five shows at Reggie's in an eight day span, so if you like them at this Queen Street East staple, strap in for more rocking tunes!
Like this past Saturday, cash prizes will be awarded TOMORROW for the best solo and couples costumes, so if you can swing coming out on a work/school night for Halloween proper, don't put your costumes away just yet! FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT'S concerts appear to be standard non-seasonal fare for Greg, Alex, and Warren's southern and hard rock covers. All three shows are 9:30 PM affairs with no cover charges and 19+ age limits. See above for more details, and here's Bone Yard 225 live!
Next up, local metal trio The BAG will headline a special Halloween concert TOMORROW NIGHT outdoors at the Sault Downtown Plaza! This show alone is kinda surprising given how outdoor concerts this late in the year are not common whatsoever, and while the performance stage has a roof, this is still very much out in the elements. In fact, 9&10 News is calling for a 70% chance of rain tomorrow night, while temperatures will be sitting at around 12°. If you are at all concerned about the weather throwing a wrench into tomorrow's festivities, keep tabs with The BAG and plaza for further updates, but hopefully things pan out for The BAG's explosive and accessible brand of metal! Regarding the openers, we can now confirm some details on them via this Facebook event page, so who are The Funky Monks and Prodigal Phase? The former are indeed a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band, and they feature some familiar faces.
Their lineup will include The Haze/ex-Gnaeus guitarist Brad Irwin, JFX Pedals founder Jordan Fresque, bassist(?) Ayako Makihara, and former Disciples of Rock/Half Past drummer Jamie Labreche. Prodigal Phase are a debuting cover rock trio featuring Jamie alongside former Dysfunkshunal Kemistry frontman Kevin Bouchard and ex-Scary Uncles/Fort Creek guitarist Matt Sibilo, though there's nothing else public about either band. Should be a fun mixed-genre night of music, weather permitting! This show is FREE & ALL AGES with a 7:00 PM start time running until 11:00 PM. Visit the above links for more details on this outdoor show at the Downtown Plaza, and here's The BAG live!
Finally for this all-Halloween concert preview post, we'll head to The Water Tower Pub, where local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will headline that venue's Halloween party TOMORROW NIGHT! While their Gateway Casino show this past Saturday never had Halloween branding attached to it, tomorrow's concert absolutely does, with a 3D poster on The Water Tower Pub's Facebook page hyping the festivities. There will be a costume contest with "great prizes" and Halloween-themed food and drink specials for the occasion, so keep all of that in mind if you come out tomorrow, and have your costumes ready! No word on who is playing at the Great Northern Road nightclub on Friday and Saturday, but note that the November schedule for live musicians there has not been posted online as of this writing. Valerie, the Tonys, and Pierre take the stage tomorrow at 8:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no cover charge.
Hopefully tomorrow's concert is a big hit for central concertgoers and Halloween revelers, so visit the above links for more details on Generations' Halloween party action, and for a preview, here they are live!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more weekend concert previews (including more belated Halloween action) next! Thanks everyone!
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