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Wait, Rob Beaulieu and Raisinhead
Lark
Tavern, Thursday
Tess’
Lark Tavern and WEQX have teamed up to present this, the second
“Road to Larkfest” show (the first took place last month),
featuring two of the local acts performing on Saturday’s big
stage. (For complete Larkfest lineup, see the pull-out section
in this issue.) Rob Beaulieu recently released his first solo
disc, Evoking the Sun, which features the members of
his band, Raisinhead, which includes several former members
of Ominous Seapods. (Follow?) Meanwhile, the Wait have slowly
but surely been returning to the scene following a bit of
time off. Word on the street is that they’re back in the studio
and hard at work on a new (gulp) double album, which begs
the question: Will this be the band’s Exile on Lark Street?
Only time will tell. (Sept. 15, 9 PM, free, 463 Madison
Ave., Albany, 463-9779)
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Lesley
Gore
The
Iron Horse Music Hall, Friday
Though
better known for later work with “funkier” collaborators,
one of Quincy Jones’s earliest hitmaking protégés was the
lily-white suburbanite Lesley Gore, whose version of “It’s
My Party” hit No. 1 in 1963. (Rumor has it that the song was
a rush job to beat a Phil Spector- produced rendition by the
Crystals to market.) Before moving on to other projects later
in the decade, Jones helped Gore to significant commercial
success with girl-group winners like “Judy’s Turn to Cry”
and the proto-feminist “You Don’t Own Me.” Since then, according
to Gore’s Web site, she’s been spending her time “practicing.”
So, her new album, Ever Since, should be, if nothing
else, well-rehearsed. (Sept. 16, 7 PM, $25, 20 Center St.,
Northampton, Mass., 413-586-8686)
Michael
Louis-Smith Trio
Stockade
Inn, Friday
As
a 12-year-old, Michael Louis-Smith taught himself some guitar
basics, inspired by his older brother’s musical tendencies.
He then began a path toward a career in jazz when he got his
first taste of Miles Davis, and he’s been traveling that path
ever since. The jazz guitarist, originally from the Capital
Region, now resides in New York City, where he leads the Hot
House Jazz group with cofounder Diallo House on bass, Ismail
Lawall on drums and Stacey Dillard on saxophone; Louis-Smith
is the chief composer of material for the group. Louis-Smith
has played all sorts of venues around the Northeast with various
musicians—see him and his trio perform their brand of straight-ahead
jazz when they come to the Stockade Inn in Schenectady tomorrow
evening. (Sept. 16, 7 PM, free, 1 N. Church St., Schenectady,
346-3400)
Cappadonna,
Killah Priest
Hudson
Duster, Friday
It
is true: Two tangentially associated members of the Wu-Tang
Clan will grace the Collar City with their presence and infinite
Wu-wisdom. You can thank your friends from Pitch Control Music,
many of whom will be on hand to warm things up. Cappadonna,
the unofficial 10th member of the Wu-Tang who first appeared
as a guest on Raekwon’s “Ice Cream” in 1995, reportedly has
been living in Baltimore and working as a cab driver in the
few years since the release of his last record (The Struggle).
On the other hand, Killah Priest has kept busy with a new
group, Black Market Militia, who released their self-titled
debut this year. Expect them both to harness the power of
Wu when they visit the Hudson Duster this weekend. (Sept.
16, 8 PM, $18, 40 3rd St., Troy, 687-2391)
Life
of Agony
Northern
Lights, Saturday
“LOA
faithful let these kids know who the fuck we are!” shouted
Life of Agony singer Keith Caputo in response to a mohawked
Dillinger Escape Plan fan who continually flipped him the
bird at a recent stop on the Gigantour. A giant circle pit
opened up, and then Caputo climbed off stage and jumped the
barrier to beat the kid’s ass. It’s ironic that most of today’s
metal teens don’t know Life of Agony. In 1993 the band released
their debut CD, River Runs Red, on Roadrunner
Records. Little did LOA know that five years later, Alice
in Chains-worshipping goth metal from Roadrunner Records would
reign over the charts. If they had, they probably wouldn’t
have parted ways with singer Caputo and replaced him with
that guy from Ugly Kid Joe. Now with Caputo back in the fold
and touring behind the Velvet Revolver-aping Broken Valley,
LOA seem primed to seize the moment. (Sept. 17, 7:30 PM,
$13, 1208 Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012)
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niÑo
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Tonight
(Thursday), The Stand and Have a Go
Heroes play the downstairs stage at Valentine’s
(9 PM, $5, 432-6572). . . . Guitarist extraordinaire
Brooks Williams will perform at the WAMC
Performing Arts Studio tomorrow (Friday, 8 PM,
$15, 465-5233). . . . Ever wondered what it would
be like if your grandfather was in a rock band?
Why? In any case, the Rolling Stones will
play a completely sold-out show (even the $350
tickets!) at the Pepsi Arena on Saturday. Opening
acts in other cities have included Pearl Jam,
Beck, and Metallica; Albany gets Alanis Morissette.
Short end of the stick, anyone? (7:30 PM, 476-1000).
. . . The Lark Tavern hosts three of the area’s
finest new groups—Sense Offenders, Hong
Kong Darts, and Spitfire Pilot—on Saturday
night (9:30 PM, $3, 463-9779). . . . Have your
ears been ringing lately? Been to a few too many
loud rock shows? Well, put off that trip to the
audiologist for another week, because noise-rock
kings Struction play Valentine’s on Saturday;
PSI and Bunny Brains are also on
the bill (9 PM, $5, 432-6572). . . . At King’s
Tavern on Saturday, Small Axe will rock
out with Kelly Murphy of the Wasted and
Empire State Troopers; Buzzard and Boston’s
the Dirty Whites are also on the bill (9
PM, $5, 581-7090). . . . Also on Saturday, Kamikaze
Heart Matthew Loiacono opens for the Winterpills’
CD-release show at the Iron Horse Music Hall in
Northampton, Mass. (7 PM, $10, 413-584-0610).
. . . On Monday, catch Complicated Shirt,
Fatal Flying Guilloteens, Brent
Gorton & the Tender Breasts, the Mayflower
Descendents at the Fuze Box (8:30 PM, $6,
432-4472). . . . Ill Niño will bring the
songs from their upcoming One Nation Underground
album to Northern Lights on Tuesday; Wetwerks
and Perfect Silence open (7:30 PM, $, 371-0012).
. . . Back east, Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen
Cope, does his thing at Iron Horse on Tuesday,
with special guest Courtney Dowe (7 PM,
$17, 413-584-0610).
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