For this final concert weekend of the month, and arguably the true start of the Christmas season, we have too many hard rock shows for one post once again, and that's not even counting Toystock on Sunday! That will obviously get an extended preview soon, but we'll also hold Saturday's Robbie G/Apocalypse Afterparty and Tym Morrison shows for tomorrow's post. Now, here's what you should know re: bands playing tomorrow in some description, plus SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!
Local acoustic punk duo Dos Amigos will return to the stage TOMORROW NIGHT at The Whisky Barrel! Apologies for the short notice, the venue first announced this show via their Facebook page on Sunday, and Dos Amigos haven't updated their Facebook page in over three months. While their lack of public social media updates this fall doesn't mean they haven't played shows that just slipped past our radar, this will be Mikey & Dustin's first publically promoted concert as this project since late August, when they opened for The Golden Scoundrels at the same venue. If you like the idea of unplugged punk covers from the former Inner City Surfers and Rising Tide bandmates, then come down to Gore Street and beat the weather while enjoying some tunes! This is a 19+ show with no cover and an 8:00 PM start time. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Dos Amigos live!
Next up, reunited local classic/hard rock cover band Quite Frankly will finally play their first show since their reunion earlier this year on SATURDAY NIGHT at Beck's Bar! Again, apologies for the short notice, this concert was only announced via Beck's Facebook page on Tuesday when they made their weekly announcement of that week's entertainment lineup. As you may recall, Quite Frankly (a prominent if short lived local presence from 2009-2010) announced their surprise reunion in July, with guitarist Frank LaTassa, bassist Harley Syrette, and guitarist-turned-drummer Joe DelBasso now joined by singer Haley Alopaeus. While they have played at least one private gig since coming back, this will be your first chance to see Quite Frankly 2.0 on a public stage, following their cancellation of a Bruce Mines gig last month due to an unspecified band member illness. It will be interesting to see how Quite Frankly go over in their grand return after 15 years!
For reference, the SATURDAY matinee performer this week is acoustic singer/guitarist Nigel Cormier (also in his Beck's debut), but as always, he isn't "opening" for Quite Frankly. Nigel has his own full timeslot from 3:00-7:00 PM, ending 2 hours prior to the band's start time of 9:00 PM. Expect a 19+ age limit and no cover charge as usual. See above for more on Quite Frankly's return on SATURDAY, and here they are at a private event post-reunion!
Now let's move to shows that did have advance notice, starting with fellow local classic/hard rock cover quintet Headrush, who will return to The Esquire Club for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! This weekend's shows come just over a month after the Johns, Wes, Gino, and Frank's most recent gigs at the same venue, though they did play at least one private gig (a stag & doe) in the interim. According to the official Facebook event page, Headrush have "new tunes on the roster (that are) guaranteed to keep you dancing", so if you want to see what's new in their sets, and if you will indeed keep dancing throughout, head to this west end favourite this weekend! As usual for bands at The Esquire Club, tomorrow and Saturday's shows are at 9:30 PM with 19+ age limits and no cover charges. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's Headrush live!
Finally for this preview post, let's head to Sault Michigan, where Traverse City metal trio Scarkazm will return to The Rapids Lounge at the local Kewadin Casino TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, these will surprisingly be Scarkazm's first shows in Sault Ste. Marie since April, partially aided by the band taking the summer off from gigs in any locale. It's always good to see Adam, Dave, and Jeff delivering their hard hitting original and cover attack north of the Mackinac Bridge, and hopefully there's a great turnout both nights to send out November 2025 on a high note! As usual for Kewadin Casino lounge bookings, tomorrow & Saturday's shows are at 9:00 PM with 21+ age limits and no cover charges, and if you can't make it, they'll return to the St. Ignace Kewadin the weekend before Christmas. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here for more details, and here's Scarkazm live!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more weekend concert previews on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!
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