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The
Casualties, A Global Threat
Valentine’s,
Thursday
Get ready for an overdose of spikes, Mohawks, leather jackets,
torn jeans and a whole lot of oi this Thursday, because
that’s what NYC’s the Casualties are gonna dump all over the
floor at Valentine’s. But for the Casualties it’s not just
a gimmick—they are the kind of hardworking, brotherly street
punks you’ve only read about. In fact on their home page they
implore fans to help out a punk who was hit by a car and a
former roadie who is in “lock up.” Y’all kiddies better be
careful though: This 16-plus show is for serious punks only.
Poseur punks just out of Yellowcard/My Chemical Romance training
need not apply. (June 28, 7:30 PM, $12, 17 New Scotland
Ave, Albany, 432-6572)
Antigone
Rising
Revolution
Hall, Friday
Albany used to be like a second home for New York City-area
girl band Antigone Rising. (Wait, they’re going to bristle
at that—we meant “all-female rock group.”) Their high-energy
rock shows were a staple of the Capital Region club scene
for a few years around the turn of the century. They played
the Lilith Fair (holy blast from the past!), got all kinds
of buzz as a Band to Watch, and caught the ear of the genius
record execs at Starbucks, who made the band one of their
very first over-the-counter darlings. Antigone Rising have
been relatively silent since the 2005 release of From the
Ground Up, but that’s because they’ve been gearing up
for this summer’s Tales from Wonderland, which will
be available at finer coffee retailers in late July. Check
out the new sounds when they play Revolution Hall tomorrow
night. (June 29, 8 PM, $18, 425 River St., Troy, 274-0553)
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| Detroit
Cobras |
Detroit
Cobras
Stray
Bar, Friday
The
Detroit Cobras were one of the first of the Detroit garage-rock
revivalists. In fact, they were ahead of the curve by a few
years—their first single came out in 1996, years before Jack
and Meg White took their affectedly choppy sound to the masses.
But they’ve never been just another bash-and-snarl group—their
strongest assets are the soulful vocals of Rachel Nagy, and
their commitment to another classic Detroit sound: vintage
R&B. Their new record, Tied and True (Bloodshot),
expands on their lean-and-mean sound by adding layers of auxiliary
instrumentation, producing what is easily their most ambitious
record to date, and possibly their best. Catch the Cobras
this week in the early stages of a tour that has them on the
road through September. (June 29, 10 PM, $12, 521 Warren
St., Hudson, 828-7303)
Nawal
Sanctuary
for Independent Media, Saturday
The Sanctuary for Independent Media closes its second programming
season this Saturday with what should be a trance-inducing
show—in a good way, of course. Hailing from the Comoros, a
minuscule series of islands in the Indian Ocean off the southeast
coast of Africa, Nawal brings to the area a voice and a message
that are steeped in Sufi tradition. Her second self-produced
album, Aman, which translates to “peace of the soul,”
was released this year to much acclaim from the world-music
community. She’s also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist,
with skills on guitar, gambusi (a Comoran banjo-like instrument)
and daf (Iranian frame drum), to name a few. Turn off your
mind, relax and float downstream—to Troy—for this very special
performance. (June 30, 8 PM, $10, $5 students and low-income,
3361 6th Ave., Troy, 272-2390)
Steve
Forbert & the Soundbenders
WAMC
Performing Arts Studio, Saturday
Reveling in the essence of middle-aged folk rock are Steve
Forbert and his merry legion, the Soundbenders. Forbert is
certainly no stranger to the music industry, having released
his first of 20-some albums in 1978. Almost 30 years later,
it’s safe to say that he’s doing OK for himself—Forbert was
inducted to the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame in 2006. His
latest album, Strange Names and New Sensations, came
out this Tuesday, and with new songs like “Strange
Names (North New Jersey’s Got ’em),” and “The Baghdad Dream,”
Forbert shows that his musical talent and atypical sense of
humor have aged well. The Soundbenders are a collaboration
of equally talented musicians, most of who have worked with
Forbert in the past. They’ll play WAMC Performing Arts Studio
on Saturday, with special guest Dana Monteith. (June 30,
8 PM, $22, 339 Central Ave., Albany, 465-5233 ext. 4)
Peter
Frampton
Turning
Stone Casino and Resort, Monday
Even if he hasn’t had a chart hit in 30 years, Peter Frampton
is a certified rock god. Why? Because that hit—the 1976 double
live album Frampton Comes Alive!—holds a career-making
place in history as one of the best-selling live records of
all time. Turn on any classic-rock station in the country
and you’re bound to hear one of the album’s iconic tracks,
and not “Baby, I Love Your Way,” but the 14-minute-plus voice-box
anthem “Do You Feel Like We Do?” The guy’s still active, touring
frequently and releasing albums every few years (including
last year’s Grammy-winning Fingerprints), but we still
love him for the oldies—and, for shredding the Decemberists’
guitar player’s ass on The Colbert Report last December.
(July 2, 8 PM, $45-$60, 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, 877-833-SHOW)
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Richard
Thompson
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Hear
the music of a Western swing legend when Bob
Wills’ Texas Playboys play the Bearsville
Theatre on Saturday (7:30 PM, $30, 845-679-4406).
. . . The first-ever Mountain Music Meltdown goes
down at the North Country Community College soccer
field in Saranac Lake on Saturday and Sunday;
acts appearing on the festival’s two stages include
Doc Watson, Commander Cody and the Lost
Planet Airmen, and New Riders of the Purple
Sage (noon each day, $45-$80, 891-1990, lazarbearproductions.com).
. . . Richard Thompson, backed by a full
band and touring to support his widely praised
new Sweet Warrior LP, plays the Egg on
Sunday (7:30 PM). . . . Boston-based indie-poppers
Hallelujah the Hills swing into Valentine’s
on Sunday, with area indie-poppers Brent Gorton
and the Tender Breasts and Scientific Maps
(8 PM, $5, 432-6572). . . . Finally, in case you’ve
been in a coma for the last 38 or 39 years, you
can whoop it up like nothing’s changed at the
Tri-County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass.—the
Summer of Love 40th Anniversary concert features
sets by Jefferson Starship, Big Brother
and the Holding Company, and a bunch of other
relics who have no business pretending they’re
even remotely similar to the bands you remember.
Just remember: brown acid = bad news (11 AM, $30,
413-584-2237).
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