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Northern
Lights, Thursday
Beatlemania is in full effect this week, as John Lennon’s
70th birthday would have been this Saturday. But unlike the
parade of tribute bands aping the exact machinations of the
Fab Four, jazzy funk trio Soulive will give those classic
songs their own brand of facelift. For their latest disc,
Rubber Soulive, the Brooklyn-based band recorded 11
interpretations of Beatles favorites at their own studio,
and released the album on their own label after a series of
major-label efforts—marking a return to roots in both style
and function. The whole thing, we think, is a vehicle for
their excellent take on “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” which
should also be a live highlight. (Oct. 7, 8 PM, $20, 1208
Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012)
Gordon
Lightfoot
Troy
Savings Bank Music Hall, Friday
Just because a guy hasn’t re leased a hit record since the
1970s, it doesn’t mean he’s dead. Just ask Gordon Lightfoot,
who was the subject of a Twitter- oriented death hoax this
February. The 71-year-old Lightfoot heard about the rumor
while driving home from a dental appointment, and called a
local DJ to assert his among-the-livingness. We expect this
experience has had little or no bearing on ol’ Gordo—regardless
of the unexpected attention, the journeyman performer still
enjoys a healthy touring career in the United States and Canada.
His last album surfaced in 2004, so we expect this week’s
show should draw from throughout his (gulp) forty-five-year
career. (Oct. 8, 8 PM, $40-$50, 2nd and State streets,
Troy, 273-0038)
Capital
Area Indie Fest
The
Egg, Saturday
The only thing cooler than coining a genre is declaring one
dead, and there’s been much talk of late about what “indie
rock” actually means anymore. Has it finally gone the way
of “alternative” rock? This is, of course, a matter of hair-splitting,
and dead as indie rock may be as a genre, independent music
is in the middle of a growth spurt, especially on the local
level. The Capital Area Indie Fest is a celebration of this
trend. The bill pairs local up-and-comers like Charlie Phillips,
Vinnie Velez, and Capital Zen with area mainstays like Sandy
McKnight, Michael Eck, John Powhida (who will reunite his
‘90s band, the Staziaks), and John Brodeur. (We’ve heard of
that last guy, somewhere.) Also included is Catskill
native Tom Raider, performing a John Lennon tribute in honor
of the late Beatle’s 70th birthday. (Oct. 9, 7:30 PM, $20,
Empire State Plaza, Albany, 473-1845)
Heaven
Below
Bogie’s,
Saturday
According to L.A. hard-rock meta physics, when heaven is below
you, you’re either flying high with synthetic angels or standing
on your head in hell. Either experience is properly evoked
with flashy guitar tapping and a double kick drum. Culled
from session musicians and Texas transplants, Heaven Below
invoke Alice in Chains and Pat Benatar when they talk about
their music, but at its core is the kind of sleazy Sunset
Strip excess that put bands like Mötley Crüe, Whitesnake and
Rätt on the map. With a new EP out in August, the band are
on what they’re calling the Horns and Halos Tour. (Oct.
9, 9 PM, call for prices, 297 Ontario St., Albany, 482-4393)
We
Are Scientists
Valentine’s,
Wednesday
In the modern, niche-based indie landscape, where every band
is its own industry, it’s not unusual to read about an act
you have never hear of, only to find that they’ve released
several albums and sold hundreds of thousands of units. And
that’s possible because you’re not always keeping your eye
on the indie-rock/comedy world. We Are Scientists have thrived
in that fairly unpopulated realm, plying an energetic blend
of pop and punk that’s both fun and funny. Their shows
are reportedly all-out laugh riots, which makes this hump-night
bill—also featuring the decidedly less comical Rewards and
Alta Mira—a sure thing. That is, if two dudes being lewd is
what you’re into. (Oct. 13, 8 PM, $14, 17 New Scotland
Ave., Albany, 432-6572)
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400 |
One
of the busiest concert seasons in a while continues
tonight (Thursday) at Valentine’s with one of
the week’s many Lennon tributes, this one featuring
Matt Durfee and M.R. Poulopoulos
(both of Palatypus), Ashley Pond, and more
(7 PM, call for prices, 432-6572). . . . Albany
Sonic Arts Collective hosts an evening of film
and music at Upstate Artists Guild tomorrow (Friday),
featuring Parashi and a solo peformance
from Robert Millis of the Climax Golden
Twins, who will also present a Sublime Frequencies
film titled This World is Unreal Like a Snake
in a Rope (8 PM, call for prices, 426-3501).
. . . At Red Square on Saturday, it’s spaced-out
New York jam band Consider the Source with
special guests the McLovins (9 PM, $12,
465-0444). . . . The lads and lass of Super
400 have officially conquered Europe, having
played 19 shows in five countries in September.
They’ll celebrate with a pair of shows at their
“home” bars this weekend: Saturday at the new
“Lark Tavern” at McGeary’s (10 PM, $7, 463-1455)
and Sunday at the Ale House in Troy (9 PM, $7,
272-9740). . . . Deoro, a cello-bass-drums
trio whose repertoire is as varied as that instrumentation
might suggest, will perform at Hubbard Hall on
Saturday (7:30 PM, $8-$12, 677-2495). . . . Former
University at Albany Music Department chair Albin
Zak steps up to the mic as singer-songwriter
this Wednesday for a program titled the Texas
Songwriter Project; backed by the Upstate Texas
Band, Zak will play songs from writers like
Lyle Lovett and Roky Erickson, as well as some
of his own, similarly rooted tunes (7 PM, $8,
$4 students, 442-3997).
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