LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck, Travis & Terry, And Curtis McKenzie), And The Generations Concert Preview!!

(Updated at 10:08 PM) In this final concert weekend of February 2026, we again have too many hard rock shows for one post, so Saturday's Project 906 and A.S.D.P./Apocalypse Afterparty shows will hit the site in our next news post. Here's what you should know to start off, including SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

Former Haggith/Eclipse frontman Curtis McKenzie will play his second solo acoustic concert of the year TONIGHT at The Dive Gastro Pub! Apologies for the short notice, Curt only announced this "Think It Over Thursday" gig on his Facebook page on Monday, where he said that he "just got word that I will be performing", though at press time, The Dive has not corroborated this booking on social media. Curtis kicked off his 2026 solo calendar at the same venue last month, and hopefully his return to "The Naughty Corner" provides another solid evening of hard and alternative rock covers, so don't miss out TONIGHT if this is what the doctor ordered! As usual for concerts at the former Low & Slow, this is a 19+ show with no announced cover charge, and Curt mentioned a 10:00 PM start time despite generally listing 9:00 or 9:30 PM there in the past. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's Curtis live!

Next up, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to The Esquire Club for concerts TOMORROW SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, these shows were only announced via their sister band Separate Wayz' Facebook page earlier today. The reason why that band announced Soundcheck gigs is because, when this post was originally written, TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT belonged to Separate Wayz (via shows also announced on late notice earlier this week), but singer Nicole Thibodeau is under the weather. Good thing that the two bands have a 75% identical lineup, so swap her out for Travis Sharpe, and boom, Soundcheck are here to save the day! As such, these will be Soundcheck's first shows at The Esquire Club since 2024, their first there with Travis since 2019, and their third concert weekend of any kind with new drummer Johnny Amendola. Hopefully he, Travis, Terry, and Jim rock the house!

As would have been the case with Separate Wayz this weekend, TOMORROW & SATURDAY'S shows are 19+ events at 9:30 PM with no cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, here's Soundcheck live, and hopefully Nicole gets better soon! It's never fun being sick!

Also newly announced for this weekend is a show sandwiched in between Soundcheck's Esquire Club gigs, as singer/guitarists Terry Eaton and Travis Sharpe will play an acoustic matinee concert together at Misty's Fifties on SATURDAY! Apologies again for the short notice, this show was only announced via the venue's Facebook page on Monday, and Sound Track Soundcheck have not confirmed the booking either, though it is only half of the band. Yes, Trav(is) & Terry are replacing Tym Morrison, who was originally slated to play at Misty's on SATURDAY before he broke his pinky finger (he is scheduled to return to live concerts late next month). While the idea of Soundcheck's original/current guitarists playing an unplugged show is relatively new for our coverage, you may recall seeing Terry back up his old bandmate Cameron Oliver in acoustic country concerts last year.

With Travis back, it's safe to assume that this acoustic gig with Terry will be similar in tone to Soundcheck's hard and classic rock-leaning full band shows, and it'll be a second straight busy SATURDAY for them, after Soundcheck played two concerts in one day last week, so keep this one in mind if you want some unplugged mid-day rock! As usual for Misty's Fifties on Second Line West, this is a 4:00 PM gig with a 19+ age limit and no cover, before the guys head down the road to join Soundcheck that night. Visit the above links for more details, and we'll you know if public videos of Terry & Travis surface!

We'll close this preview post with a show that did have advance notice before Monday, as local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations are scheduled to return to The Full Throttle Saloon for one night only on SATURDAY NIGHT! Just to clarify, the band erroneously announced this show as taking place tomorrow night when first mentioned on their Facebook group on January 11th (source here), but the former Primavera Hall typically doesn't book bands on Fridays, and the venue has since corrected the date in recent promotion. Two weeks removed from their Valentine's Day show at the Full Throttle Saloon, this should be another prime opportunity for fans to see Generations rock out in Steelton, so keep this Saturday nighter in mind for your weekend plans! As usual for Full Throttle gigs, this is a 19+ event with no announced cover charge and a 9:30 PM start time. See above for more details, and here's some brand new videos of Generations live!

Uploaded to new guitarist Joe Miller's personal Facebook page and shared to the band's Facebook group (yes, I can embed these ones), these come from their Water Tower Pub show last week, and include covers of The Tragically Hip's "Blow At High Dough" (with bassist Pierre Anthony on vocals), and as embedded below, Loverboy's "Working For The Weekend" with Valerie Powley singing. While neither is the full song, both are horizontal (thank goodness!) and capture the band in good form from two different camera angles, so if you like their brand of old school rock covers, these should be up your alley! Check them both out above & below!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for our A.S.D.P. and Project 906 previews (and more) next! Thanks everyone!

Local Concert Video Showcase!!

Today's post is 100% devoted to new videos from SaultOnline reporter Mike Caruso's YouTube channel in the past week, as his frequent uploads of videos from local bar cover bands continue with welcome regularity! Of course, there's a lot more than this to see from many different groups, but we'll focus on heavier bands and/or covers as usual, and we'll start with Mike's video of local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck at Reggie's West on Friday night, but with a surprise, as former Haggith/Project 421/et al. lead singer Curtis McKenzie joined in as a guest vocalist! We have heard very little from Curt musically since his most recent band Eclipse (and his then-solo project) dissolved in late 2017, so it's great to see him back on stage after 2 years away! The title just says that Curtis is a guest, but Soundcheck's Facebook page's biography was quietly updated last week to confirm the departure of singer/guitarist Travis Sharpe from the band for unannounced reasons.

Travis had previously missed Soundcheck's Water Tower Pub shows earlier this month, as well a date there in September, though I have no word how related those absences were. Travis had been a member of Soundcheck since their 2016 launch, and it's very surprising to see him leave, but hopefully he turns up in a new band soon! As for Mike's video, it's of Soundcheck and Curtis covering Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" and Alice In Chains' "Man In The Box", and the band sound solid, though Curt's voice is a far better fit on the latter cover, and Paul is again obscured by that post on the stage. Solid overall, so give Mike's Soundcheck video a look below

Next up, here's a video of local classic/hard rock quintet Fluid 5ive at The New American Pub on November 8th, where they covered two songs, namely Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Refugee" & David Bowie's "Heroes". It's worth noting that the on-screen captions indicate a quiet lineup change, as Tom Millette is featured on second guitar, with no sign of guitarist/keyboardist Rob Irving. If Rob has left the 5ive permanently, then a reason for his departure hasn't been publically announced, though note that the band's Facebook page (which still lists Rob in the fold) hasn't been updated in over 2 months. I'm unfamiliar with Tom musically, but he fits right in with Fluid 5ive on these well-filmed covers, and hopefully all's well with Rob going forward! And yes, bassist Pierre Vaillancourt is one and the same as Pierre Anthony, highlighting the familial connection with Liam on lead guitar.

The backing vocals are iffy, but these songs are well-handled with good energy, so if you haven't seen Fluid 5ive before, this multi-camera footage will give you a solid preview of what they bring to the table. Give Fluid 5ive's 1ive video a look below, and don't miss them at Toystock!



Also, here's Mike's new video of local acoustic country duo (and Bone Yard side project) The Bearded Lounge covering Roger Miller's "Me & Bobby McGee" and a surprise slowed down version of Kiss' "Rock and Roll All Nite" at Reggie's West! I believe this was filmed at their matinee show there on November 9th. Of course, Greg and Alex have great chemistry and country chops from their full band work together and vast local experience, as evidenced nicely on the former cover, but the Kiss cover will take some acclimating if you're not a fan of classic country. Nice to see the guys spreading their wings here, so give their Reggievelt video a look also!



Finally, here's local classic rock mainstays Mustang Heart playing three covers during one of their Esquire Club concerts over the November 8th weekend. Here, you can see them cover Heart's "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You", Bon Jovi's "Bed of Roses" (featuring various pictures of couples added in post), and Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode". Frontwoman Marci Chindamo sings lead on the first and last songs,  but guitarist Lorenzo Fabbri handles them on Bed of Roses." The audio quality is mixed here, especially with the riffing almost sounding warped on the Heart cover, but Mustang Heart acquit themselves well here, so give them a look below!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Offspring/Sum 41 preview and more on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!