Let's continue with this weekend's hard rock concert previews as we continue the (pre-)Halloween concert slate! Remember, there are venues and bands holding their concerts/parties on Thursday and next weekend, given the proximity to the 31st proper. Also, just a heads up also that Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Dirty Musky are playing a private event at Three One Three On Ashmun tomorrow night, as per their Facebook page, but I won't offer further known details out of respect to the event's non-public nature. Now, here's what you should know for your Saturday night concert plans, but first, here's some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for later this year!
Traverse City metal trio Scarkazm will play their last Eastern Upper Peninsula dates of 2024 when they return to The Northern Pines Lounge at the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino on Friday, December 13th & Saturday, December 14th! While not yet confirmed by the casino online, Scarkazm announced the dates via this concert calendar on their Facebook page earlier today, which also covers dates by their sister classic metal/hard rock trio Peril and their acoustic side act Project 6 (no relation). Peril will not be north of the Mackinac Bridge for the rest of the year, and Project 6 scarcely play in the E.U.P. at all, but Scarkazm are ending 2024 with three regional weekends up here, including St Ignace stops next weekend and the Thanksgiving weekend in the Soo. Hopefully next month's and December's Scarkazm shows have more great hard hitting covers in store! As usual, these are 21+ gigs at 9:00 PM with no cover charges. Visit the above links for more details!
Next up, we'll pick this weekend's previews back up in Sault Ontario, where local concert promoters Piecing It Together Shows (nee Dryer Fire) will host their Halloween party TOMORROW NIGHT at the Fraternal Order of Eagles club at 246 Wellington Street West! The second concert that Nicole and crew are hosting at the Eagles Club, tomorrow's spooky festivities will be headlined by the local debut of Toronto grunge/punk trio Skoff, whose explosive retro stylings should appeal to early 1990s alternative rock fans, so don't miss this rising young group tomorrow! Joining them are local punk/crossover thrash quartet Hails in their first gig since opening for The Ripcordz last month, and this should be a prime chance for Brent, the Mutos, and Keeghan to unleash their fury on a new venue and audience! Online page-less local electro synth pop artist Owen MK (who debuted at a Dryer Fire event two years ago) will lead off this multi-genre event.
Specifics about the Halloween aspects of tomorrow's concert are not public, but if there's no costume contest, one assumes that costumes are at least encouraged, and hopefully there's some suitably scary decor! Admission is $15 via tickets at this link or $20 at the door. Everything starts at 7:00 PM and this is an all ages event. It's good to see a multi-band Halloween show like this post-pandemic, as there haven't been too many of those, so keep all of the Steelton action in mind tomorrow at the Eagles Club! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's Skoff's debut music video! I struggled to find a video of them in concert.
Also, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to Gateway Casino for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Fresh off of rocking Shooters last week, this will be Valerie, the Tonys, and Pierre's first show at the downtown casino in just over two months, and hopefully their classic and hard rock cover slate draws another strong reception as usual! What we don't know about tomorrow's concert is if it will be Halloween themed, as Generations have not indicated whatsoever if this show will have any seasonality to it. This is Gateway Casinos' Spooktacular Customer Appreciation week, which includes deals at the on-site Getaway Restaurant and nightly promotions for casino-goers midweek, but I have seen no promotion on the casino's end tying Generations' concert to Halloween at all. Of course, they will be playing on Halloween proper at The Water Tower Pub, but keep posted in case they/the casino clarify tomorrow's plans.
As such, wear costumes to Gateway Casino tomorrow at your discretion, but I can't guarantee that they're encouraged and/or if there will be a costume contest. The concert proper takes place at 8:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no announced cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Generations live!
Finally, we'll head south to Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula for this weekend's last known hard rock concert, as Sault Ste. Marie hard rock quartet Unfortunate Sun will headline the Halloween party at Huck's Pub & Grill in nearby Rudyard TOMORROW NIGHT! This one-nighter will be the Fake Chow successors' first show at the former Joe's Bar since debuting there with an outdoors gig back in July, and they'll be back there in three weeks if you want to see them in a regular, non-seasonal environment. Unfortunate Sun have fortunately delivered a strong show and gotten a reception to match since debuting, and hopefully they get more of the same in Rudyard tomorrow! Huck's Facebook page confirms that there will be a costume contest tomorrow, so wear your best outfit and you may be rewarded with one of three prizes! No word on other seasonal frills but the venue should be decked out for the occasion, so keep tabs with the band/pub for any possible new details on this show.
Like with Generations in Sault Ontario, Unfortunate Sun take the stage in Rudyard at 8:00 PM (though they're slated to run until midnight, one more hour). This show will be a 21+ affair with no cover charge, and in the unlikely event that Huck's is hosting this outdoors, 9&10 News are calling for partly cloudy skies with temperatures of around 39° Fahrenheit (4° Celsius), which I'd assume would be too chilly. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Unfortunate Sun live!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this weekend! Thanks everyone!
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