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Josh
Dodes Band
Lark
Tavern, Friday
If
you were a regular viewer of VH1’s Bands on the Run show
a few years back, you might remember a certain funky, piano-based
blues-rock combo called the Josh Dodes Band. Sure, they were
the first act to be kicked off the show, but that may have
been a blessing in disguise—has anyone heard anything from
Flickerstick lately? We didn’t think so. The bald-pated Dodes
recently relocated from New York City to the considerably
less-urban setting of Burlington, Vt., but he and his band
are still touring relentlessly to promote their albums, Freak
and Get Up. They’ll roll into the Lark Tavern tomorrow
(Friday) night for what they say will be two long, energetic
sets. Local favorites the Suggestions open. (March 5, 10
PM, $5, 463-7875)
The
Wolfe Tones featuring Derek Warfield, the Jimmy Kelly Band
Revolution Hall, Friday
The
St. Patrick’s Day season is underway, and you can catch some
traditional Irish music and get in the spirit when the Wolfe
Tones take the stage at Revolution Hall tomorrow night. Derek
Warfield has performed with the Wolfe Tones for more than
37 years, writing songs, playing his mandolin, and making
a name for himself by making videos and songbooks as well.
The Jimmy Kelly Band (Kelly originally is from the area, but
now lives in Tennessee) will come to Troy to open. (March
5, 9 PM, $17, 273-2337)
Terrence
Blanchard Sextet, Adrian Cohen Trio
The Egg, Friday
Famed
jazz trumpeter Terrence Blanchard grew up in New Orleans surrounded
by great music and great musicians. Although piano was his
first instrument, he quickly got turned on to the trumpet
by a local trumpeter who visited his elementary school and
showed the kids some jazz stylings. His 20-year-long career
has included Grammy- nominated recordings and award- winning
compositions for film scores for Spike Lee. Catch Blanchard
and his sextet when they perform at the Egg tomorrow (Friday)
night. Local jazz heavyweights Adrian Cohen, Pete Sweeney
and Michael DelPrete of the Adrian Cohen Trio will open the
show. (March 5, 8 PM, $24, 473-1845)
Last
Call CD release party
Valentine’s, Friday
Local
metalcore rockers Last Call will celebrate the release of
their debut full-length album on Victimized Records tomorrow
night at Valentine’s. The CD has been getting pretty rave
reviews from fanzines that got a preview—black empiremag.com
glows, “Raw intensity is displayed on the Victimized Records
release The After Hours. Last Call represent and reign
as one of Troy’s finest metal/hardcore bands to come from
the scene in awhile.” Disciples of Berkowitz, 357 Justice,
Detriment, Save Yourself and To the Grave will be on hand
to help Last Call celebrate the new release. Money for booze
and cover are all you need: Every person who pays admission
will receive a free copy of the CD. (March 5, 7 PM, $10,
432-6572)
From
Bombay to the Battery
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Saturday
Get
some tabla into your life. This special event brings together
the Ethos Percussion Group with the Masters of Indian Music
for an evening of multiculti, world-music exploration for
the whole family. Ethos, whom the Kansas City Star
has described as wowing audiences with “energy” and “virtuosity,”
have been venturing to the outer limits of musical exploration
for almost a decade. The Masters of Indian Music include virtuosos
Pandit Samir Chatterjee on tabla and Pandit Ramesh Misra on
sarengi. This summit of East meets West is said to present
“the place where ancient and modern percussion meet.” (March
6, 8 PM, $22, $15 kids, 273-0038)
 Nerissa
and Katryna Nields
Iron Horse, Northampton, Mass., Saturday
Harmonies
sound that much better between blood relations—these folky
sisters have been singing together since they were little,
and it shows. Nerissa and Katryna just released their new
album, This Town Is Wrong, that is the companion to
a book for young adults written by Nerissa that is due out
this fall. The story is of how two misunderstood girls find
music to help them get through their teenage years. And courtesy
of astute songwriting and beautiful melodies, the topic is
treated charmingly with wit and empathy. The Iron Horse is
a beloved place for the sisters Nields, as they’ve released
live recordings from there previously, and the new tunes should
be on the menu. (March 6, 7 and 9:30 PM, $15 advance or
$18 at door, 800-THE-TICK)
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 Nothing
planned for the week? We suggest you allow us
to boldly map out your live-music-going schedule
for the next seven days, and what better way to
start the week than with some good old-fashioned
confusion? The legendary Wolfe Tones III—that’s
the “real” band, with three original members,
not to be confused with the one-original-member
version coming to town on Friday—will hit the
Empire State Plaza Convention Hall tonight (Thursday)
for a farewell concert (6:30 PM, 235-6556). .
. . Tomorrow (Friday), New York City’s Brilliant
Mistakes will bring their pure-pop sounds
to Club Helsinki in Great Barrington (9 PM, $10,
413-528-3394). . . . Also Friday, there’s a pop
summit at the Larkin Lounge, with Breaking
Laces, with Henning Oberg (of School
for the Dead) and Jimmy Atto (8 PM,
$5, 463-5225). . . . If you haven’t yet had your
power-pop jones sated by Saturday, then head to
Desperate Annie’s in Saratoga, where the Sixfifteens
will hold a listening party for their soon-to-be-released
debut EP, Let’s Not Think About It (5 PM,
free, 587-2455). . . . When you’re finished there,
work your way down a few Northway exits to the
Malt River Brewing Company in Latham Circle Mall
for An Evening of Cabaret and Dancing, featuring
the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (8 PM,
$25, 408-1341). . . . This Sunday’s edition of
Bombers Burrito Bar’s “Unstuffed” music series
features local lights knotworking and up-and-
comers Pocket Protector (9:30 PM, free,
463-9636). . . . Tantric and Shinedown
do the modern-rock thing at Valentine’s on Monday
(7 PM, $12, 432-6572). . . . Almost there—in fact,
you can stake your tent in one place for the next
two nights, as the Palace Theatre presents the
return of the Indigo Girls on Tuesday night
(7:30 PM, $35, 465-3334), and damn-near-classic
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams on Wednesday
(7:30 PM, $37-67, 465-3334). Exhale.
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