JULY NOTES

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BOTH ILLUMINATING AND EFFORTLESSLY ACCESSIBLE, Amy Speace and the Tearjerks make tunes with lots of sad country twang, a dollop of folk and just a smidge of pop. An award-winning songwriter, Speace's works are soft and seductive, yet witty and street smart. She'll be here with the Tearjerks on July 7, joined by Marc Douglas Berado. Just imagine Bruce Springsteen stories as Glen Frey of The Eagles would tell them and you get the picture.

The Wagon Riders return on July 9, for one of their first live appearances in a long while. Jim Aveni and "Diamond" Jay Russell pair up to rock-a-bye-baby you into an alt-country groove with the music of Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, the Byrds, and more. Lovecraft ink slinger and vintage vinyl aficionado DJ Jah Octopus will be here to keep the love alive throughout the evening.

The Cavemen Go are one of our favorite purveyors of all things pop. They celebrate the long awaited release of their latest CD here on July 10. Northampton’s Rub Wrongways Records is home to a litany of super-indie-psych-pop groups that like to play in the sun, crossing arms and spinning together ‘til they all fall down. In what we shall call The Rub Wrongways Caravan of Stars, members of the Bourgeois Heroes, School for the Dead, The Fawns and Sitting Next to Brian will come together in one night of unified “twanglepop" happiness - join the fun.

We always love having the Bee Hive Queen back in her rightful place, rockin’and rollin’ in our living room with Rebel Montez. Christine Ohlman will be here to bring you the beehive and blues on July 11. Be sure to catch one of R & B’s greatest legends for a dynamic performance that is always sure to torch the stage.

One of the coolest shows we’ve booked in a while - watch out, Felice Brothers fans, they are coming to the Nine on July 12 for an intimate, early evening show. Drawing from a old time ease, epic narratives, and a modern wit, The Felice Brothers are one of today’s most promising acts. While gaining national momentum, The Bros. continue to dazzle and amaze crowds, young and old, with their gritty Americana, storytelling song-craft which paints pictures of life in the Ozarks as easily as they do the boardwalks of Coney Island. Don’t miss this up-close-and-personal event! Show starts at 9 pm SHARP.

Grammy Award-winner Dave Alvin and his all-female band of virtuosos, The Guilty Women, take our stage on July 14. Alvin’s lyrics tell stories that evoke a time, a place, a person that we’ve all known. Add to that the layers and harmonies and experience of the rest of the group and you’ve got something to feel guilty for missing. This is another early one, kicking off at 8 pm.

For fans of Don Cab, Maps & Atlases, Manic Productions presents a night of math rock on July 16 with Pattern is Movement. With a sound spanning the sonic gaps between artists like Questlove and Radiohead, Pattern is Movement create joyful theatrics, like an indie cabaret or hipster musical.

Upon first listen, you'd swear the songs of Justin Townes Earle were penned on the stoop of a one-pump filling station in dust bowl-era Oklahoma, or the smoke-filled song and dream factories of Tin Pan Alley, or at the back door of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville. Justin effortlessly taps the romanticism imbued in the beaten-soled travelogues and mythos of Woody Guthrie. Honing his live performance playing in his father Steve's band as a teenager, Justin is no stranger to the stage or the song. He’ll be here on July 17 with Prine influenced folk-rockers Birdcage, and local roots hero Paul Panamarenko.

On July 18, check out Puerto Rican punk pop from Davila 666. Davila’s taking the states by storm this summer on a power house tour, ripping through clubs with a New York Doll’s pulse and an Iggy haze. American tour mates, Mannequin Men, join the evening with a garage flavored style similar to the Replacements. New Haven’s own Murdervan round out the bill.

Get your pads and pencils ready because Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art School is back in session on July 19. We’ll host another hot-and-heavy night of art, burlesque, and booze, as they casually mingle among the sketchiest of performers, voyeurs, models and masquerade. Interspersed with posing are comedy skits and ridiculous drawing contests. This event has been gaining huge momentum so get here early for a good seat.

Reeves Gabrels arrives on July 21 for a rescheduled, rare New Haven appearance. A Grammy-nominated guitarist/songwriter/producer, Gabrels is best known for both his work with David Bowie and his aggressive guitar style that combines the visceral energy of rock, the harmonic sophistication of jazz, the emotional honesty of blues and country, and an ear for the unusual.

We’ll celebrate Aeroplane 1929’s CD release with a kick-off party on July 22. Exploring folk, rock and roll, and alt-country textures and combining them into something satisfyingly original, Aeroplane 1929 is one of New Haven’s brightest coming-of-age acts. Four piece alt-country/aggressive-folk band Sidewalk Dave will be here to conjure up a rowdy and celebratory start to the evening. Aeroplane’s CD is free with admission.

Stiff Records recording artists Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby bring their unified tour l’amour here on July 23. It turns out Wreckless Eric's found the girl he's been searching the world for - Amy Rigby, the gritty goddess behind "Diary of a Mod Housewife." And now they're touring in support of the album they've made together. Local legends The Reducers will be here to support touting their first ever all acoustic, live performance.

Fat Possum recording artist T Model Ford slips in through the side door on July 24. Ford’s got a legacy, stompin’ and whoopin’ the guitar into submission for most of his life. Now three-quarters of a century old and with a dislocated hip, he’s still cussing, fighting, and out drinking men a quarter his age. Don’t miss this legendary bluesman and his band taking the stage for an unforgettable night of authentic Delta Blues!!!