I only have a few minutes to hit you with some very important musical happenings, so try to read this as fast as you can, OK? Like in that super-fast legalese radio announcer voice. Good, you're doin' great.
To put it simply, you need to join me for a few things:
TONIGHT, some local shredders from Teal Leaf Green and ALO are throwin' down at the tiny little Connecticut Yankee for ten damn dollars. Into it? Lemme know. TOMORROW, punky bluegrass maniacs Split Lip Rayfield are swinging through on a rare SF visit. They're a hillbilly spectacle if ever there was one. And finally, Tuesday, FAT TUESDAY in fact, holds a smokin' hot Mardi Gras ball featuring the Brass Mafia and Extra Action Marching band. If you can only do one, make sure that's it. I'll bring some shiny beads for you. Oooh. Shiny.
Oh, and since I've been caught off guard with some shows selling out lately, may I humbly recommend you buy a ticket for both of these madatory events next month:
3/20 - Will Bernard/John Medeski/Staton Moore/Andy Hess @ Great American Music Hall
3/21 - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe | Robert Walter's 20th Congress @ Independent. See? Mandatory.
No purchase necessary, for a limited time only, void where prohibited, not legal in the state of Virginia... Deets are all below, and happy Goddamn Friday!
|||||| FRIDAY 2/20 ||||||
Andrew Bird @ the Fillmore - $28 (or like a million bucks on Craigslist)
Unfortunately, this show SOLD OUT weeks ago. It slipped under the McShow radar, and you all have my apologies. Luckily, Mr. Bird seems to like this town, and I have no doubt he'll be bringing his monstrous talent and virtuosity here in again in the very near future. Since it's a tough ticket to get, I won't prattle on about him. You've heard me sing his multi-instrumentalist, brilliant songwriting, incredible vocalist praises before. Oh, and if you do have the scratch for a CL ticket ($80-100), I hear he's with a full band, and horns... (sigh).
http://andrewbird.net/
CounterClarkWise (Josh Clark / Steve Adams / Steve Molitz / Scott Rager) @ Connecticut Yankee - $10
Well damn! Just when I thought I had my Friday night figured out, I had read about this. Tea Leaf Green's Josh Clark is a pretty rippin' guitarist, drunk or not, and I've always dug ALO bassist Steve Adams' style. Joining these two hometown heroes is Steve Molitz, a really nasty keyboard player from Particle and Phil & Friends, and Tea Leaf drummer Scott Rager (best name in show business? maybe). Dang, that's a LOTTA rockin' in a TINY room. Who wants to go? C'mon!
http://www.jambase.com/shows/
|||||| SATURDAY 2/21 ||||||
Split Lip Rayfield @ Cafe du Nord - $15
yeeeeEEEEEHAAAAAW! These guys freakin' rip! One of their key members, Kirk Rundstrom, died tragically and suddenly of cancer last year, but I'm guessing the band will still be as nasty as ever. Picture the most smokin'-fast hillbilly bluegrass you've ever heard, then add a healthy dose of punk rock edge, and make sure to keep it as authentic and real as possible, and you're approaching Split Lip Rayfield. Complete with the most stellar single-string upright bass playin' you've ever seen. On a Ford Ranger gas tank. With a Weed Wacker handle. Yeah.
http://www.splitliprayfield.
Kinky @ Regency Center Grand Ballroom - $23.50
One of the true gems of High Sierra a few years back, these guys are a super high energy blend of Latin rock and funky electronic dance music. Utterly original, and an all around blast to see live.
http://www.kinkymusic.com/
Dropkick Murphys @ the Warfield - $22.50
Another one of these damn sold out shows. I'll just say that I've always thought the Dropkick Murphys' Celtic-hybrid music was some of the most out-and-out fun punk rock I've ever heard, and I've been wanting to catch 'em live for many years.
http://www.dropkickmurphys.
Monophonics @ Mission Rock Cafe - $15
Local up-and-comers on a tear, the Monophonics are a funky jazz band with mountains of energy and soul.
http://www.monophonics.com/mp_
|||||| FAT TUESDAY 2/24 ||||||
Brass Mafia / Extra Action Marching Band @ the Indpendent - $15
Let's roll, SON! Sunset Promotions is puttin' on a hell of a Mardi Gras ball with two big, brassy, bad-ass bands. Extra Action is force to be reckoned with—a full-contact mob of marching band madness. Oh, and they're great players too, just in case you needed something more than getting your beer spilled by a scantily-clad flag dancer to keep your interest. Closing the night is the always ridiculous Brass Mafia, who you might remember from that little birthday happening a few months back. The only reason I remember through the boozy fog is that they're so damn GOOD with their lineup of SF's very best horn talent, arrangements by award-winning composer Adam Theis, rippin percussion by Pat Korte, and vocals ranging from freestyle rap to funky soul. Can I breathe now? Are you convinced?
http://www.sunsetpromotions.
http://www.jazzmafia.com/
http://www.extra-action.com/
Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Peter Apfelbaum, Josh Roseman @ Yoshi's Oakland - $16-20
Daaaaamn, if you're in the mood more for crazy jazz than you are for funky brass, this show is your only excuse for missing the one above. Briefly, Marco - ridiculous keys/piano/trippy effects and Joe - absurdly powerful drums (Russo/Benevento Duo, Bustle in Your Hedgerow, etc). Peter Apfelbaum - naaaasty sax player (New York Heiroglyphics, Trey Anastasio, Josh Roesman Unit, etc). Josh Roseman - trombone powerhouse (see Peter's bands and other absurdly good stuff). This will be madness, but will involve more sitting than the Brass Mafia show, you know, if you're into that...
http://beneventorussoduo.com/
http://www.peterapfelbaum.com/
http://joshroseman.com/index.
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