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Missing
Persons, Gene Loves Jezebel, Tommy Tutone
Bogie’s,
Friday
Hop into the wayback machine and set the dial for 1982—we’re
going to Club 1980s! This is one of the most unexpected Capital
Region club bookings we can think of, and it’ll probably be
a blockbuster. The Dale Bozzio-led Missing Persons headline,
having morphed through about a dozen lineups over the years.
(Bozzio may, in fact, be the only original member touring
with the group.) Gene Loves Jezebel, once led by identical
twins Michael and Jay Aston, are now the Gallagher of the
music world, with each brother touring with a version of the
band. (This appears to be the Michael version.) And Tommy
Tutone, the man and the band, bring along the most famous
bathroom-wall ditty of all time. The John Morse Band and Dead
Serious are also on Friday’s awesome—yes, awesome—bill. (March
19, 8 PM, $19.80, 297 Ontario St., Albany, 482-4393)
Duke
Robillard
The
Van Dyck, Friday
Ace guitarist Duke Robillard is a walking history of the modern
blues. For example, he cofounded Roomful of Blues back in
’67, when so many were under the evil spell of the hippies
and their Summer of Love. He replaced Jimmy Ray Vaughn in
the Fabulous Thunderbirds and has toured with Tom Waits; and
he’s a multiple winner of the W.C. Handy Award for, we think,
general bluesy awesomeness. And there’s no slowing down for
him, either: Robillard released not one, not two, but three
CDs last year, including the live set Stomp! The Blues
Tonight (on Stony Plain Records). Of this, a Web critic
at the FAME acoustic-music site wrote that his licks “sting
like a pack of hornets, and his vocals . . . are 100-percent
whiskey-soaked and righteous.” Say amen! (March 19, 9 PM,
$20, 237 Union St., Schenectady, 348-7999)
Black
47
Revolution
Hall, Saturday
Looks like we can finally rest easy. After a couple months
of uncertainty regarding the fate of Revolution Hall, a perennial
contender for Best Live Music Venue in our Readers’ Picks
issue, it appears that the schedule has filled out and we’re
in for another season of great shows. For proof, look no further
than Saturday’s appearance by the classic Celtic rock band
Black 47. Before there were Flogging Molly and the Dropkick
Murphys, the New York band were busy fusing their love of
rock, folk, blues and jazz with traditional melodies on flute
and uilleann pipes. March is the perfect time to see these
guys, too, with St. Paddy’s Day fresh in their memory and
a boatload of new politically charged tunes from their latest
Bankers and Gangsters under their belts. (March
20, 8 PM, $15, 425 River St., Troy, 274-0553)
House
of Pain
Northern
Lights, Sunday
“Jump
around/Jump around/Jump up, jump up, and get down/Everybody
jump/Jump/Jump/Jump/Jump/Jump.” If that’s not enough to make
you crack a Mickey’s and start a fight, how about this: Multi-million-selling
artist Everlast apparently has stopped selling multiple millions
and decided to revisit the group that brought him fame. Not
a bad move, actually—we’d much rather hear him and Danny Boy
rap “On Point” than ever hear “What It’s Like” again. Fans
will have the luck of the Irish with them for this one: House
of Pain spinoff La Coka Nostra is also on the bill, as well
as enough local talent to serve your ass like John McEnroe.
(March 21, 7 PM, $20, 1208 Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012)
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| Bassekou
Kouyate |
Bassekou
Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
Sanctuary
for Independent Media, Wednesday
Do you speak Fula? You will after Wednesday night. Malian
musician Bassekou Kouyate and his group, Ngoni Ba, are coming
to Troy to show the Capital Region the roots of string music.
Kouyate and his assembled band of family members all play
the ngoni, an ancestor of the banjo. It’s a percussive and
distinctive melodic instrument, of which Kouyate is the recognized
master. Having performed with Bela Fleck, Bono, Bonnie Raitt
and Taj Majal, he’s now out to capture the world with his
own music; his new release, I Speak Fula, is of a quality
that has us thinking “massive world-music crossover.” (March
24, 7 PM, $10, 3361 6th Ave., Troy, 272-2390)
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| Also
Noted |
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| Julia
Brown |
Jam
and eggs! The Disco Biscuits play a sold-out
show tonight (Thursday) at the Egg (8 PM, $31,
473-1845). . . . New York singer-songwriter—and
she wears both titles very well—Julia Brown
performs at Bread and Jam Cafe tomorrow (Friday);
Bryan Thomas is also on the bill (8 PM,
free, 326-2275). . . . Two big, horn-driven bands
set up shop just a few blocks apart in Troy on
Friday: At the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, it’s
the zoot-suit-tootin’ Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
doing a tribute to Cab Calloway (8 PM, $29-$42,
273-0038); and at Revolution Hall, it’s funky,
psychedelic rock band Rustic Overtones
with special guests Nautilus (7:30 PM,
$15, 274-0553). . . . Amos Lee tries out
some music from his yet-to-be-released fourth
record at the Bearsville Theatre in Woodstock
on Friday night (8 PM, $30, 845-679-4406). . .
. Time & Space Limited will present the family-friendly
sounds of Dog On Fleas on Saturday afternoon
($12.50, 1 PM, 822-8448). . . . The College of
Saint Rose pitches in to help raise funds for
Haiti relief and anti-hunger organization 16,000
Children with a concert Saturday; Try Sarah
Tops and NinePin are among the performers
(5 PM, $10, 454-5178). . . . Saturday night, the
Marketplace Gallery in Albany hosts a multimedia
event featuring music from Disposable Rocket
Band and My Robot Friend, among others
(8 PM, $10, 971-207-8937). . . . Also Saturday
night, Jeff “Siege” Siegel performs as
a trio at Justin’s with pianist Francesca Tanksley
and bassist Rich Syracuse (9:30 PM, $5, 436-7008).
. . . Finally, Christian metalcore band The
Devil Wears Prada do their Christian metalcore
thing at Northern Lights on Tuesday (6:30 PM,
$15, 371-0012).
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