Before we kick off our first round of weekend concert previews, just a reminder/heads up that the annual Poutine Feast is back at the Downtown Plaza this weekend, but as far as I can gather, organizers have still not released a schedule for the musical entertainment aside from gradually announcing individual artists. We'll let you know when/if anything comes out in regard to heavier/punk acts there this weekend! Now, let's dive into the first chunk of this weekend's advertised concerts, specifically bands playing live tomorrow in some public degree. Here's what you should know, starting with a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!
Sault Michigan classic/hard rock quartet Tarnished will return to the Driftwood Sports Bar in St. Ignace for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, this show was only announced on the venue's Facebook page earlier today. Tarnished made their successful debut at the 590 North State Street nightclub in April, and it's good to see them spreading their wings beyond the Kewadin Casino there for St. Ignace gigs, so hopefully TOMORROW'S concert is a hit for them despite the late notice! This is a one-nighter due to or resulting in DJs Bob & Troy spinning tunes at the Driftwood on Saturday night after that day's planned car show there. Alex, Josh, Chris, and Ron take the stage TOMORROW at 9:30 PM with a 21+ age limit and no announced cover charge. Visit the above links fro more on Tarnished's short notice St. Ignace show TOMORROW NIGHT, and here they are live!
Next up, we'll head to Sault Ontario, where local classic/hard rock cover quintet Headrush will kick off their busy weekend when they headline TOMORROW'S Socch-Fest memorial concert at Soo Blaster! Yes, this event is being publically advertised via its Facebook event page, and organizers have even said that it's "open to everyone" there, but Socch-Fest is to honour the memory of local chef, bartender, and film lighting worker Mark Gigliotti-Socchia, who passed away in January at just 51 years of age. Aims are for this to be a big party to celebrate Mark's life, and he was well known and liked locally, so hopefully there's a strong crowd at Soo Blaster for Socch-Fest tomorow, let alone for Headrush's debut at this venue! Socch-Fest has an 8:00 PM start time and no stated cover charge or age limit. Visit the above links for more details, here's Headrush live, and look for our preview of their show with Hotel California in tomorrow's preview post!
Also taking place TOMORROW is the return of local classic/hard rock cover quarter Double Down for one night only at The Water Tower Pub! Unlike last year, the guys are planning to take a summer break to work on new songs, with tomorrow's show being their last until the fall begins, hence why they're not playing at Rotaryfest next month. The Syrettes, Dan, and Ric were last seen at Jay's three weeks ago (at least for public events), and after guesting with them on at least one song that weekend, former Quite Frankly frontwoman Jack Alisat (a.k.a. Jacklyn Hyde) will be back for a turn with Double Down tomorrow, as per their recent Facebook advertising. No idea how much she'll be present for the night's sets, but it'll be neat to have credited guest involvement again! Remember, The Water Tower Pub hosts different bands nightly, with classic rock quartet RPM doing the honours there on Saturday night.
Double Down take the stage tomorrow at 8:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no cover charge. With their implied summer break beginning afterwards, come down to this popular central nightclub tomorrow to see Double Down while you can! Visit the above links for more details, and here they are live!
Finally for weekend concert preview post #1, we'll head downtown to Reggie's Place, where local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 will set up shop for two more sermons TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Fresh off of their rainy (if partially tent-covered) gigs at the Queen Street Cruise, these will be their first proper bar gigs since rocking Reggie's at the end of May, so if you've missed "the dirty three" in regular indoor confines, you know where to find them this weekend! Just as a mild apology from our Queen Street Cruise coverage, the Friday night gig was again outdoors near Montana's during the cruise proper, which I forgot to reflect when previewing the Cruise gigs (the Saturday matinee was at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion as planned). Tomorrow and Saturday's southern fried cover action (with a few covers) is at 9:30 PM with 19+ age limits and no cover. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's your local 225 live!
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