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Inspectah
Deck, U-God
Hudson
Duster, Thursday
“Wu-Tang
Clan ain’t nothing to eff wit.” Or so we’ve been told multiple
times since high school. And since that time we have had absolutely
no reason to question those words of wisdom. We’ve been told
the same thing about the Hudson Duster. So tonight, when Inspectah
Deck and U-God—members of the illustrious Clan—roll in to
the Duster we ain’t going to be effing with anyone or anything.
No how, no way. We’re just going to be bobbing our heads to
the beat-watching Inspectah as he “puts the needle to the
groove, gets rude” and is “forced to fuck it up.” (Nov.
10, 8 PM, $20, 40 Third St., Troy, 687-2391)
North
Mississippi All Stars
Revolution
Hall, Thursday
“It’s
sort of like the Allman Brothers Band jamming with the P-Funk
All Stars, with LL Cool J guesting,” says Entertainment
Weekly of this Southern-rockin’, honky-tonkin’ trio. They’re
said to pack enough funk, soul, drawl, and smoky-throated
blues into their songs to rival Warren Haynes, and their shows
attract a motley group of country lovers, jam fanatics, blues
hipsters and funky cats. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson
and their buddy Chris Chew have melded together a musical
genre reliant on close-knit friendship, ultra-cultured experimentation,
and family values. Says Luther, “Through the filter of generations,
their blues becomes our rock & roll. Youth culture reinventing
what inspired it. If the traditions are passed down and kept
alive, they can’t help but mutate and change.” We expect that
these guys’ll go down smooth like a swig of warm Southern
moonshine. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will open the show.
(Nov. 10, 8 PM, $18, 417-425 River St., Troy, 273-2337)
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Underground
Railroad History Project Benefit
Red
Square, Sunday
Colaberayshen,
featuring Az zaam Hameed, Ron Mayfield, Carl West, and Sha’ron,
will perform this Sunday afternoon to benefit the Underground
Railroad Project of the Capital Region, a group whose mission
is to focus on researching the story of the Underground Railroad
in the Capital Region, retelling that story and preserving
it, with a special emphasis on abolitionists and freedom seekers.
Go check out the smooth-jazz and R&B stylings of this
local supergroup and support this great cause. (Nov. 13,
4 PM, $30, $24 advance, 388 Broadway, Albany, 436-0562, 347-1554)
John
& Bucky Pizzarelli
WAMC’s
Linda Norris Auditorium, Sunday
This
father-and-son jazz duo are set to hit the stage at WAMC on
Sunday, molding their individual styles together for two shows
of smooth guitar playing. Bucky, who popularized the seven-string
guitar, began his career in the ’50s; these days he’s known
for playing in the Tonight Show band. He was also just
given a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as
mentor and performer. John followed in his father’s footsteps
with his first release (1983’s I’m Hip—Please Don’t Tell
My Father). He formed the John Pizzarelli Trio, compared
by many to the Nat King Cole trio, and became the well-known
voice behind the Foxwoods Casino commercial, “The Wonder of
it All.” Sunday’s two performances promise to be full of old-school
and swinging jazz, with perhaps a jingle or two thrown in.
(Nov. 13, 3 and 7 PM, $25, 339 Central Ave., Albany, 465-5233)
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simpson |
Ashlee
Simpson
Palace
Theatre, Monday
The
story of Ashlee Simpson is a true testament to how one person
can beat the odds and fight through hard times and . . . well,
actually, it’s a story about an expert team of handlers and
publicists, and the lengths to which they will go to polish
the proverbial turd. See, there was a time when being exposed
as a dirty, rotten, no-talent, lip-synching phony (as Ms.
Simpson was in a “performance” last fall on Saturday Night
Live) would spell the end of a music career. But Ms. Simpson
would bounce back to even greater popularity, and a return
performance on the very show where she shit the bed a year
earlier. (The “guide track” was sorely missed.) How? We don’t
know either, but at least the whole thing brought acid reflux
disease into the spotlight. Ashlee Simpson will perform live
in concert this Monday night. Go cheer her on. (Nov.
14, 7:30 PM, $32.50-$37.50, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany, 465-3334)
Neil
Rolnick & Guests
iEar,
West Hall, Wednesday
“Why
do babies drool? Can men be affected by the menstrual cycle?
Do blind people see in their dreams?” These are just a few
of the questions Neil Rolnick integrates into his piece Body
Work, using a mix of his dry sense of humor and clips
from Harper’s. While bodily functions may not be discussed
in Wednesday night’s performance, Rolnick’s resourcefulness
with computers will be evidenced in his songs. As a composer-synthesist
virtuoso, Rolnick has been continually searching for the edge
of progressive, experimental and electronic music—many say
he has found it on his latest album, Shadow Quartet.
Rolnick describes his original concept as using “a computer
to make aural shadows of the players,” creating unexpected
and unusual combinations of materials and media. Joining him
will be Todd Reynolds, Kathleen Supové and Peter Eldridge.
(Nov. 16, 7:30 PM, $5, free to RPI students, 110 8th St.,
Troy, 276-4829)
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| jeff
tweedy |
At
the Pepsi Arena tonight (Thursday), catch scruffy
pop-country dude Keith Urban (7:30 PM,
$29.50-$39.50, 476-1000). . . . Also this evening,
diminutive, hair-product-dependent pop heartthrob
Ryan Cabrera plays Northern Lights; Berklee-boy
band the Click Five and Australian twin-chick
act the Veronicas open (6:30 PM, $25, 371-0012).
. . . Modern blues mainstays the Robert Cray
Band make it cry at the Egg on Friday (8:15
PM, $28, 473-1845). . . . An alternative: Sad
Panda, Gay Tastee (née Stephen Gaylord,
often of the Wasted), and Naked play the
Lark Tavern on Friday (10 PM, $5, 463-9779). .
. . We’re sorry, but the number you dialed had
been disconnected: The Coheed and Cambria
show at Northern Lights on Saturday is very much
sold out (7:30 PM, 371-0012). . . . While you’re
crying over that, we should add that Monday’s
solo performance by Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy
at the Egg is almost sold out, so get a
move on; Glenn Kotche—current Wilco drummer
and solo artist, whose debut record for Nonesuch
is expected in January—will open (7:30 PM, $26,
473-1845). . . . His new album is called The
Mysterious Production of Eggs: Andrew Bird
performs at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton
on Monday; Head of Femur opens (7 PM, $16,
413-584-0610). . . . ’Net-savvy young rock trio
Daphne Loves Derby headlines a multi-act
bill at Valentine’s on Tuesday night; Socratic,
Quietdrive, Importante, and New
Atlantic are also scheduled to perform (7
PM, $7, 432-6572).
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