In today's news post, we have a bunch of end-of-year LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS to take note of before 2024 is done, with one of the bands in question reportedly disbanding afterwards, so here's what you should know on this Tuesday morning!
Local acoustic classic/hard rock cover duo Dodge This will return to The Water Tower Pub on Friday, December 27th! The band hasn't confirmed this booking publically at press time, with the venue's concert calendar on their Facebook page doing the honours. Unless something else is announced in the interim (Jason's solo gigs aside), this will be Dodge This' first announced concert since rocking The Dive a couple weeks ago, and their first gig at The Water Tower Pub since November 8th. If you want to enjoy some live rock cover action from some talented local music veterans post-Christmas, a trip to the Great Northern Road nightclub later this month will definitely do the trick! Remember, The Water Tower Pub hosts different nightly acts, with new-ish acoustic duo The Dustcovers playing there on Saturday the 28th. Jamie & Jason (and Jeff?) take the stage at 8:00 PM for this 19+ show with no cover. Visit the above links for more details, and stay tuned for more from Dodge This!
Next up, we have confirmation of two SMS-amenable bands rocking out on New Year's Eve this year, and we'll first head to the YNCU Curling Centre (née the Community First Curling Centre), where local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will take the stage on Tuesday, December 31st! The band has not publically confirmed this show yet, but the Anita Boulevard curling rink confirmed it via this Facebook event page on Friday. More details on the event proper are forthcoming, but this is a ticketed event running for $25 a pop (they'll be on sale online at this link in time), but of course, remember that this is a New Year's party with the frills that that entails, including champagne at midnight when we finally begin 2025. Obviously, this would be a 19+ event, and Soundcheck kick things off at 9:00 PM. Importantly, the advertising indicates that this will be "Soundcheck's farewell show", which is definitely big news!
While also not publically corroborated on Soundcheck's Facebook page (which has not seen new updates since October), drummer Glen Thomas has confirmed their impending finality in recent posts on his personal Facebook page. I have not heard a reason for Soundcheck's planned breakup as of this writing, but remember that the band has slowed down their rate of concerts in the past six months, around the time that they ended their run as the weekly jam night hosts at Jay's Piston Broke Pub (at the time, it was said that singer/guitarist Terry Eaton "needs a breather from them"). Soundcheck have been a staple of the weekend nightclub cover circuit since debuting under the temporary moniker Nameus in 2016, and basically merged with the similar Mourning Wood the following year. Though Terry was their only constant member, Soundcheck became a prominent sight locally at bars, festivals, and charity events alike.
Soundcheck have at least three more gigs left this month (including at The Esquire Club next week), but it will be surprising to not have them around in 2025 if what the curling center and Glen are saying is accurate. Soundcheck are a talented and adaptable group of musicians who can entertaining many audiences, as a full four-piece or as a jam trio, and hopefully we'll hear more from Terry, Cameron, Jim, Glen, and their former members in new projects down the line! Visit the above links for more on Soundcheck's apparent farewell show in three weeks!
Finally for this news post, let's head downtown to Reggie's Place, where local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 will end 2024 by headlining their New Year's party on Tuesday the 31st! While not listed on their website's concert calendar, the band and venue have both confirmed the booking publically on Facebook. Of course, Bone Yard will be rocking Reggie's first with a one-nighter on Friday (preview forthcoming), and have steady bookings over the next three weekends, but a good old fashioned New Year's party will be of note for many, so if you wanna ring in 2025 with Greg, Alex, and Warren's hard rocking southern and classic rock covers (and perhaps their two originals), head to Reggie's in three weeks! No word on potential frills for New Year's Eve, but this 19+ event at 9:30 PM has no cover charge or tickets, so if you want a much cheaper night to party with, keep that in mind, and see above for more details!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile next! Thanks everyone!
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