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Peasant
Valentine’s,
Thursday
Continuous
Peasant are trying to turn “indie rock” back into a happy
phrase, as opposed to a couple of dirty words that scare away
music lovers. Thoughtful and rocking, rocking and thoughtful,
CP, as Splendid describes them, are “innocent, fresh
and free” of trendiness. So there. The new CP disc is called
Intentional Grounding. Or, as the Dylanesque liner
notes explain: “But if they shut our running game down, Intentional
Grounding is the more prudent and virtuous move. . . .
It is peace with true honor.” All right then. The Happy Endings
open—which is ass backwards, come to think of it. (June
9, 9 PM, $5, 17 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 432-6572)
Rik
Emmett, Mike Campese
Northern
Lights, Friday
Weaving
jazz, swing, and clas-sical guitar into a blanket of hard-rock
anthems, Rik Emmett has been heavy on the music scene since
the late ’70s. Performing solo (after his involvement with
Triumph) since 1988, this guitar fusionist released
his best-of collection in 2002, followed by his newer album,
Handiwork, which was released last year. Proud (yes,
proud) to receive the Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Guitarist
of the Year in April, Emmett devotes his upcoming shows to
premoting his two new DVDs and the tentitive release of two
albums this year. The award-winning Toronto native will perform
at Northern Lights on Friday. Also on the bill is Mike Campese.
(June 10, 7:30 PM, $16, Route 146, North Country Commons,
Clifton Park, 371-0012)
Killing
the Day CD-release party
Hudson
Duster, Friday
Killing
the Day, a local outfit hailing from Cohoes, will release
their debut album tomorrow night at Troy’s metal hub, the
Hudson Duster. The self-titled effort’s album cover, displaying
a guy who has taken a handsaw to his own neck, says all you
need to know about the type of music these cats produce. If
death-metal and hardcore are your thing, get thee to the Duster
to hear this up-and-coming band. But be prepared: Apparently,
the Duster is expecting quite a crowd for this show—their
Web site advertises that the first 200 people who pay to get
in will receive a free Killing the Day CD. Joining in the
CD-release celebration will be Dying Ta’ Live, Brick by Brick,
Without Regret and State of Disgrace. (June 10, 8 PM, $8,
40 Third St., Troy, 687-2391)
Girlyman,
Lindsay Mac, Jules Piper
First
Unitarian Universalist Society, Saturday
Girlyman,
who describe their sound as “delicious acoustic harmony-driven
gender pop,” will perform on Saturday as part of Capital Pride,
presented by the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community
Council. Fresh off the release of their new album, Little
Star, this Brooklyn-based trio has been on the rise ever
since their formation in 2001, most notably winning an Independent
Music Award for their single “Viola,” and touring with the
Indigo Girls, both in 2004. Seating is limited, so those interested
in attending should buy tickets early for this genre-bending
group, which mixes the motifs of folk, bluegrass, country,
and pop, and which compare themselves to a diversity of other
bands, including Paul Simon, Nickle Creek, the B-52s, the
Indigo Girls, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. Folk artists Lindsay
Mac and Jules Piper are also on the bill. (June 11, 8 PM,
$12, 405 Washington Ave., Albany, 462-6138)
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IRON
AND WINE
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Iron
and Wine, Band of Horses
Pearl
Street, Northampton, Mass., Wednesday
Sam
Beam’s music, to put it mildly, is a little pensive. Hence
the smart-alecky pronunciation of his outfit Iron and Wine
as “I run and whine.” But, melancholy though it may be, Beam’s
spare, understated Americana-inflected work possesses a simple
beauty that makes forlorn fun. On Wednesday, Beam will share
the stage with Band of Horses, a slightly more orchestrated
version of wistful hill music. Come on out and getcher sad
on. (June 15, 8:30 PM, $18, 10 Pearl St., Northampton,
Mass., 413-584-7771)
Jump
5 with Chubby Checker
Palace
Theatre, Wednesday
You
remember the song: Come on baby, let’s do the twist, Chubby
Checker and the Fat Boys, we’re doin’ the twist! Ahh,
that sure does bring back memories, don’t it? We fondly recall
throwing down $2.99 for a screening of Disorderlies
at the old Cine 10 back in the day. An American classic, we
say. So when the Fat Boys play the Palace Theater this week,
we’ll be camped out in . . . wait, what’s that? Oh, it’s actually
Chubby Checker who’s coming to town? And he’s only making
a special appearance with a group whose four members’ ages
combined don’t add up to Checker’s 63? Dang. Well, at least
the Radio Disney crowd should be pleased with the show, as
Jump 5 are one of the hottest youth-pop acts around. They’ll
perform as part of the CDPHP-sponsored Move It! event. Now
excuse us while we pour some liquor for the late Human Beat-Box,
Darren Robinson. (June 15, 7 PM, $20, 19 Clinton Ave.,
Albany, 465-3334)
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TERRA
NAOMI
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The
Alive at Five concert series continues this (Thursday)
afternoon with a Celtic party, featuring music
by Blackthorn and the McKrells;
shows take place at Albany Riverfront Park on
the Corning Preserve (5 PM, free, 434-2032). .
. . Barely breathing? Then check out singer-songwriter
Duncan Sheik at the Iron Horse Music Hall
(Northampton, Mass.) on Friday, with special guest
Jim Boggia (7 PM, $18, 413-584-0610). .
. . Albert Cummings will play the blues
at Revolution Hall on Friday night (8 PM, $13,
273-2337). . . . The professionally enigmatic
(Ed) Hamell on Trial plays upstairs at
Valentine’s on Saturday; the Vacaros open
(8 PM, $10, 432-6572); simultaneously, Brian
Bassett and his new band, which is either
called the Hit Men or the Usuals
(depending on his mood, we assume), play the downstairs
stage; Five Star Outlaw will also make
their debut appearance (9 PM, $5, 432-6572). .
. . Funnyman Steven Wright does that thing
he does at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton on
Saturday (8 PM, $20-$29.50, 413-584-1444). . .
. Also on Saturday, the Wood Brothers (featuring
bassist Chris Wood of Medeski Martin
& Wood, and his older brother Oliver) play
Club Helsinki in Great Barrington, Mass. (10:30
PM, $10, 413-528-3394). . . . One more for Saturday
night: Singer-songwriter and former Schenectadoid
Terra Naomi makes a stop at the Van Dyck;
she’ll hit the road as opening act for budding
pop (and WB) star Tyler Hilton later this week
(8 PM, $10, 381-1111). . . . And all this time,
we thought they were the same dude: Über-earnest
pop-rockers Edwin McCain and Jeffrey
Gaines team up for a tearjerker at the Iron
Horse on Tuesday (7 PM, $23, 413-584-0610).
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