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Ravish
Momin and Trio Tarana
Sanctuary
For Independent Media, Saturday
It’s always exciting when bands come along who specialize
in musical art. Literally, like they take paintbrushes and
spray cans and just make masterpieces out of sound! OK, Trio
Tarana doesn’t literally do that, but their hybrid
of Indian, East-Asian, African and American sounds is as stimulating
as a large-scale gallery installation. The band dub their
sound “folk music from nowhere,” but leader Ravish Momin just
uses that as a way of explaining the melange of spasmatic
percussion beats and North Indian classical; songs like “Miren”
and “Peace for Kabul” are prime hip-shaking fodder. You might
even be tempted to stand back and gaze, chin in hand, admiring
the band like you would a Warhol or a Pollock. (May 17,
8 PM, $10, 3361 6th Ave., Troy, 272-2390)
Katie
Haverly CD release
Red
Square, Saturday
Singer-songwriter Katie Haverly hasn’t released a new album
in several years, and lo, how we have waited. The wait is
finally over, as the folk-pop chanteuse will unveil Around
the Bend at Red Square this Saturday. Recorded at Collar
City Studios in Troy, the disc finds Haverly backed by drummer
Pete Sweeney and bassist Jonathan Cohen, plus the production
hand and instrumental work of Frank Moscowitz. (Other contributors
include Kamikaze Heart Troy Pohl and Metroland’s own
John Brodeur.) Sweeney, Cohen and Moscowitz, collectively
dubbed Vox Celeste, will also back Haverly at Saturday’s show,
where every patron will receive a copy of the new disc with
paid admission. Show up early for a rare appearance by Moscowitz’
other band, Princess Mabel. (May 17, 8:30 PM, $10,
388 Broadway, Albany, 465-0444)
Sully
Erna
The
Egg, Sunday
Start with a joke, they say, so: Why did the Wiccan cross
the road? To get to the Egg, of course! All kidding aside,
get ready for an evening of Serious Acoustic Rock unlike anything
the Empire State Plaza has withstood before. Godsmack frontman
and, er, singer-songwriter Sully Erna will display
his, er, sensitive side in this solo-acoustic performance,
to which we can only say “WTF?” Erna is not a guy known for
his singing or songwriting, per se, so it will be interesting
to see how his scrunched-up grunt translates to the “unplugged”
format. And, alas, we may never know, as the show is totally
sold out. Note to ticketholders: The performance has been
moved to Sunday night (from Saturday); call the box office
for more details. (May 18, 7 PM, Empire State Plaza, Albany,
473-1845)
Wayne
“The Train” Hancock
The
Ale House, Sunday
Wayne Hancock has been called a lot of things, including “the
master of Hillbilly swing,” a “roots Renaissance man,” a “country
singer’s country singer,” and “Hank Williams meets Gershwin.”
But “The Train” is practically the guy’s middle name, and
for good reason: The man’s been fervently spreading his unique
brand of “juke-joint swing” at hundreds of clubs every year,
for more than a decade. Hancock hasn’t been through these
parts in some time, so if you’re in the mood to get your ass
whupped by an old-fashioned country outlaw—or if you’re just
in the mood to dance—make tracks for the Ale House this Sunday
night. (May 18, 8 PM, $20, 680 River St., Troy, 272-9740)
Ashes
Divide
Revolution
Hall, Wednesday
Ashes Divide are the solo “side project” of A Perfect Circle
guitarist-founder Billy Howerdel. And it’s been a long time
coming, seeing as Howerdel went on hiatus from APC two years
ago. The end result sounds about the same, minus the major
influence of Maynard Keenan—that is to say, it’s standard
midtempo modern rock. Howerdel played almost all the instruments
on Ashes Divide’s debut record Keep Telling Myself It’s
Alright; rest assured he’ll be backed by some other guys
at Revolution Hall this week. Catch the band now, as they’re
soon to head off for a potentially career-making stint on
the main stage of Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution Tour. (May
21, 9:30 PM, $12, 425 River St., Troy, 274-0553)
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It’s
once, twice, three times the ladies at Gaffney’s
in Saratoga tonight (Thursday), with a bill featuring
the return of local singer-songwriter Denise
Culhane, plus Kellie Lin Knott and
Chicago’s Stolie (8 PM, no cover, 587-7359).
. . . When you reach the middle of nowhere, turn
left: Noteworthy’s Coffeehouse at Conkling Hall
in Rensselaerville will host a performance
by Ramblin Jug Stompers and Dana Monteith
tomorrow (Friday) night (8 PM, $10, 797-3459).
. . . Ithaca band Revision celebrate the
release of their new album Amplification—available
on CD and 1GB flash drive!—this Friday at Red
Square; the John Pinder Band will open
(8 PM, $10, 465-0444). . . . Also on Friday, get
your blues taken care of when legendary D.C. group
the Nighthawks play the Ale House (9 PM,
$10, 272-9740). . . . New Jersey-based folk-rocker
Gerry Perlinski shares a bill with local
bands the Crayons and the Sense Offenders
at the under-new-ownership Savannah’s this Saturday
(8 PM, $5, 426-9647). . . . The Albany Sonic Arts
Collective is at it again—this Saturday, they’ll
bring the boundary-pushing sounds of rise set
twilight, Chris Cooper and Bill Nace,
and Stars Shine Like Eyes to the Upstate
Artists Guild gallery space (8 PM, $5, 426-3501).
. . . Godspeed, you indie-rock fans: Thee Silver
Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
with Choir bring the experimental sounds
to Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton, Mass.
on Sunday; the Trials and Tribulations open (8:30
PM, $15, 413-584-7771).
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