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Winterpills
Valentine’s,
Thursday
Paul Simon isn’t dead, but if he were a ghost, bitter but
solemnly attached to the life left behind, he would probably
inhabit the soul of Philip Price. Since 2005, Price’s carefully
composed songs have caught the attention of top reviewers,
including those at the Washington Post and Boston
Globe. Flora Reed’s harmonies tether the band’s dreamlike
sound to the ground, led on by Dennis Crommett’s beckoning
guitar interludes. You know there’s something deep here. Is
it the reflective lyrics? The tight, ’60s-style vocal harmonies?
The throbbing instrumentals? Whatever it is, it’s catching
on: The band’s “Take Away the Words” was featured in a recent
episode of Grey’s Anatomy. McSteamy! (June 18, 9
PM, $10, 17 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 432-6572)
Stick
Men
Bearsville
Theater, Sunday
Fun facts: 1.You can play bass and melody lines at the same
time. 2.It’s designed to be played with finger tapping. 3.It’s
not known for being a chick magnet. The Chapman Stick: To
some it’s a tool of expression for virtuoso bassists; to others,
a symbol of all things wank-tarded. We have a feeling the
former sentiment will reign among those in attendance on Sunday
as two of the instrument’s best handlers and one world-class
drummer unveil their new project, Stick Men. Stick-ist Tony
Levin and drummer Pat Mastelotto are the long-seated rhythm
section for prog giants King Crimson; Levin is one of the
few guys who actually plays stick in his day gig! Michael
Bernier is another monster on the stick, having performed
and recorded with acts from Sonny Rollins to Natalie Merchant.
For those who get it, this is well worth getting to. (June
21, 8 PM, $20, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock, 845-679-4406)
Boz
Scaggs, Sean Rowe
The
Egg, Monday
Boz Scaggs—he needs little introduction. Silky smooth voice.
Played with Steve Miller (the pair actually attended high
school and college together). Recorded a monster hit in the
’70s with those dudes from Toto. Huge in Japan. Just when
we thought he couldn’t get any silkier, last fall he put out
his first new record in five years (Speak Low), full
of loungy standards by the likes of Ellington and Rodgers
and Hart. Bring a snorkel Monday or risk drowning in the silk.
Sean Rowe—needs less of an introduction everyday. Fresh off
the release of his aptly titled record Magic, the local
songsmith shared the stage with the Doobie Brothers a couple
months back and has been rising quick—with the help, no doubt,
of a voice that’s at least as distinctive as Scaggs’. See,
there’s a reason we put him on our cover. (June 22, 8 PM,
$56-$96, Empire State Plaza, Albany, 473-1845)
No
Doubt
Turning
Stone Resort and Casino, Monday
And on the eighth day, Gwen went right back to kicking ass.
What was supposed to be a brief detour for Gwen Stefani turned
into a full-fledged solo career, but as promised, she has
returned to the band that unwittingly kickstarted the ska-alternative
movement almost 15 years ago. For some of us, this
comes as a downer: Stefani’s solo efforts produced some brilliantly
odd pop hits. (Does anyone remember . . . bananas?)
But in addition to being a pretty kickass rock outfit, No
Doubt allow Stefani a little more room to go wild, and early
reports from this tour say she’s back to the high-energy antics
of the band’s heyday. Bonus: There’s no new album to plug,
so it’ll be an all-hits show. Sharing the evening: the still-impossibly-young
Tennessee band Paramore, and Puffy protégé Janelle Monae.
(June 22, 8 PM, $95-$160, Verona, 877-833-SHOW)
311,
Ziggy Marley
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Tuesday
While some of their peers (see above) took a slightly different
path from the Clinton years to the summer of 2009, for SoCal
rockers 311, the ’90s never really went away. The reliable
rap-rock-reggae brand just put out their ninth album, Uplifter,
and if you were among those saying “Huh, I didn’t know those
guys were still around,” the joke is on you: Uplifter
landed at No. 3 the week of its release, scoring the band
the highest chart position of their 19-year career. And they’re
a bankable summer-concert unit. Adding to the good vibes on
this year’s Unity tour are Trenchtown rocker Ziggy Marley,
who’ll likely mix in hits from his career with a few from
his latest release Family Time, and Santa Cruz, Calif.,
group the Expendables, who sound, coincidentally, an awful
lot like the headliners. (June 23, 7 PM, $51-$38.50, Saratoga
Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, 587-5330)
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The
Ten Broeck Mansion presents the first in this
year’s Concerts in the Garden series tomorrow
(Friday) with a performance from Skip Parsons
(6:30 PM, $15, $10 members, 436-9826). . . . Zillah,
a new project from former Luxury Flats multi-instrumentalist
Damara Stolfo, will play Jason’s Upstairs Bar
in Hudson on Friday, along with Tri-State Conspiracy
(9:30 PM, $5, 828-7303). . . . The Rachel Cuite
Trio kick off the Summer Sounds of Salem series
on Saturday morning at the Main Street gazebo
in Salem (11 AM, free, 854-3862). . . . It’s Father’s
Day weekend—you forgot, right? Here are three
people who are better to their dads than you are:
Siobhan Quinn, Michael Bowers and Ben Murray
celebrate the holiday with a rare trio performance
at Caffe Lena on Saturday (8 PM, $15, 583-0022).
. . . Big bluegrass night on Saturday, and in
a couple of uncommon venues: At Steamer No. 10
Theatre in Albany, it’s the trio known as Landfill
Mountain Boys (8 PM, $15, $12 students and
seniors, 438-5503). . . . And area bluegrass mainstays
the Dyer Switch Band will record a live
CD Saturday night at the Sand Lake Center for
the Arts (8 PM, $10, 674-2007). . . . A Caribbean
and Latin jazz powerhouse trio will pop up at
another uncommon location on Sunday: Rich Lamanna,
Othello Molineax and Manolo Badrena will play
two shows at the Van Dyck. Yes, that Van
Dyck. (4 and 7 PM, $25, 381-9719). . . . A couple
of great, free midweek shows coming up: Tuesday
at Valentine’s, it’s Rochester psych-popper Josh
Netsky, plus local rabblerousers Restys
and Cave Weddings (8 PM, free, 432-6572).
. . . And the Jillian’s punk-rock night is now
on Wednesdays; hosted as always by the Blisterz,
this month’s show features the Slaughterhouse
Chorus, Aaron Hibbert, Paranoia
Dance Party and Society High (8 PM,
free, 423-1997).
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