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Rhythm
Devils
Northern
Lights, Thursday
Still beating to the rhythm of their own drums, the Grateful
Dead’s drumming duo of Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann have
taken to the road with their own group, Rhythm Devils. The
band’s rotating lineup recently featured one-man band Keller
Williams; Tim Bluhm of the Mother Hips is currently handling
guitar and vocal duties. The group plans to “take music beyond
the horizon to a universe where rhythm is in constant flux
and sound has infinite potential,” which leads us to believe
that Northern Lights must have a pretty expensive sound system.
(Sept. 2, 7 PM, $22, 1208 Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012)
moe.down
Gelston
Castle Estate, Friday- Sunday
Who’s up for one more festival before the summer’s
out? Or should we say one moe? (Yuk yuk.) The moe.down
is in its eleventh year of mining the common ground between
jam and alternative. This year’s jamboree returns to its perch
above the Mohawk Valley at the historic Gelston Castle Estate.
Don’t forget to open your eyes and notice the beautiful Adirondacks
while hippy twirling to the line up of Black Keys, Built To
Spill, Nas and Damian Marley, Mike Gordon, all six sets of
moe., as well as other assorted “tunes, man.” (Sept. 3-5,
gates at noon, $150, Mohawk, 716-874-6677)
Meta
and the Cornerstones
Mass
MoCA, Saturday
We have gone on record with our dislike for the term “world
music.” But from time to time an act comes along that truly
deserves the designation. Brooklyn-based Meta and the Cornerstones
are such a band. Though their music is, for all intents and
purposes, reggae, the band bring together sounds and influences
from all over the globe: Senegalese vocalist Meta Dia sings
in no less than four languages, while band members hail from
Lebanon, Mexico, Israel, Japan, and the Ivory Coast. Like
many great reggae groups, Meta and the Cornerstones stress
unity and positivity in their music; and should you miss the
message, you’ll be too busy dancing to notice. (Sept. 4,
8 PM, $19, $10 students, $5 children, 87 Marshall St., North
Adams, Mass., 413-662-2111)
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| Hank
Williams III |
Hank
Williams III, Assjack
Northern
Lights, Tuesday
Bearing the name Hank Williams carries some considerable baggage.
First, there’s dear old granddad, the godfather of modern
country music. And then there’s his father, Hank Williams
Jr., the one called Bocephus, whose divergence from the family
path into rock & roll almost got him blacklisted in Nashville.
Hank III recognizes these dual histories and brings them to
the fore in a live show that is, literally, two distinct parts:
First, Williams performs a set of his own honky-tonk tunes,
in homage to Hank, Sr.; he then returns to the stage with
his hardcore-punk outfit Assjack, wiping the floor with any
so-called “legacy.” Bring your dancing shoes, and earplugs.
(Sept. 7, 8 PM, $18, 1208 Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012)
Jackson
Browne and David Lindley
Palace
Theatre, Tuesday
It’s been just over a year since Jackson Browne and David
Lindley passed through the Capital Region separately, just
one day apart from one another. At the time there was wild
speculation that they might turn up at one another’s gigs—and
indeed, Browne did show up at the Van Dyck to take in Lindley’s
performance (though Browne did not actually sing that night).
This time, it’s for certain: Browne and Lindley are touring
as a unit, supporting this year’s two-disc live set Love
is Strange, which was recorded during a similar tour in
2006. Some proceeds will benefit one of Browne’s myriad pet
environmental causes; we recommend paperless ticketing because
he’d want it that way. (Sept. 7, 7:30 PM, $60-$80, 19 Clinton
Ave., Albany, 465-5233)
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| Sweet
Apple |
Three
guitars and a fat bongload: Sweet Apple,
featuring Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, plus members
of Witch and Cobra Verde, play the Flywheel in
Easthampton, Mass. on Friday; Heavy Cream
and Rubber Leather (two separate bands,
though we wish they weren’t) open the show (8
PM, $8, 413-527-9800). . . . The Guthrie Center
in Great Barrington, Mass., ends their summer
Troubadour Series with two performances this Friday
and Saturday from funny folk duo Christine
Lavin and Don White (8 PM, $18, 413-528-1955).
. . . The Belleayre Music Festival also closes
Saturday, with a smooth performance from the Aaron
Neville Quintet (8 PM, $20-$65, 800-942-6904).
. . . Take a detour on the way home from your
three-day weekend and head to Northampton, Mass.,
on Monday, where reunited post-rock group Tortoise
will play the Iron Horse Music Hall (8:30 PM,
$18, 413-586-8686).
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