FEBRUARY
NOTES
WINTER SILLINESS, SEX, SHIMMER, AND SHOWOFFS
Some Elm City veterans unite for an evening of heavy garage
rock on Feb. 6 in honor of the grand opening of State Street's
latest business, Master of None. Join corrupted cock rockers Lord
Fowl, along with math noir from Old Man Lady Luck,
and post-punk poetry from Scratch Happy.
Mississippi's Lil' Dave Thompson is one of the premier
blues guitarists on the scene today. Thompson will hit the
living room on Feb. 9 with blazing blues guitar in the Chicago
style of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Get here early as this one starts
at 8pm sharp.
Manic Productions showcases an evening of garage and psychedelic
rock from the Woodsist and Captured Tracks labels. An impressive
line-up of avant-music comes to our doorstep on Feb. 10,
featuring The
Beets, Christmas
Island, Beach Fossils,
and New Haven based duo The Procedure Club.
Eilen Jewell weds elegant unflinching songwriting
with a rustic, pre-Beatles swagger that encapsulates vintage
R&B, Midwestern garage rock, Chicago blues, and early rock
and rockabilly, all the while keeping her haunting, folk-inspired
purity that first made her an artist to watch. New Londoners Dog
Bite will join this visit from the Cambridge based roots
dynamo on Feb. 12.
Our neighborhood creatures of strange, Circus
Delecti,
present a visit from the high priest of demented, dastardly,
and dangerous. Come see the Enigma, and his circus
of Show Devils, eating glass, swallowing fire, and wielding
chainsaws just inches from your face on Feb. 13.
Like cold water running down your fingers on a hot day,
NYC's The Ballet pools in bright droplets on the sidewalk,
making puddles of sweet-pop for the world to play in. Tweefort
presents an evening of splish-splash pop, shoegaze, and dance
on Feb. 19, with Slam
Donahue, Fay Rey, and Day
Pape joining the bill.
Ripe with unexpected hooks while nodding to roots in folk,
gospel and psychedelia, Blood Warrior's distinct sound,
consists of chiming guitars, lots of percussion and four-part
vocal harmonies. Safety Meeting and Manic Productions join
forces on Feb. 20 to present a palate of psych-folk, along
with Sidewalk
Dave, Get Haunted, and Ponybird.
Our local community bands together on Feb. 21 for the Travis
Moody Benefit Show in support of one of our best blues men
on the scene. Slated to perform are members of B. Willie
Smith and many, many more, along with tons of surprises,
raffles, and giveaways. Come down for an early start at 3
p.m. but be prepared to stay all night!
Punk rock legend Andy Shernoff, formerly of The Dictators,
Master Plan, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom, and The Fleshtones
just to name a few, returns to the Nine on Feb. 24. Andy's
back with an all new show weaving together tales of real
rock and roll decadence with his killer catalogue of tunes.
Feb. 25 promises to be a night of gaga go-go dancers, riding
the wave of surf rock on boxes of fringe and feathers, feverishly
shaking hips and the drums feverishly rip when we welcome Nouveaux
Pony Banditos, with Frisky a Go-Go, North Shore
Troubadours, and The Clams.
A sure-enough dangerous man, with a right fine Peavey-powered
hill stomp, T-Model Ford will ramble back into the
Nine on Feb. 26. Join Ford as he fills the air with the rawness
of Delta blues at the crossroads with local blues legend Rocky
Lawrence.
Get ready for another round of Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art
School "where art, burlesque, and booze casually mingle
and make Sundays a little less lazy for artists and spectators
alike." Sketchy and his lovely burlesque babes get brainy
with a whiff of sex, and steamy with a hint of culture.
Sharpen your pencils and be ready to sketch on Feb. 28. |
