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Brevator,
Lincoln Money Shot
Valentine’s,
Thursday
Has it really been only two years since Brevator first unleashed
their swirling, skull-cracking sound of the demonically possessed
on the Capital Region? Time flies when, like Brevator, you’re
busy pummeling the collective consciousness into submission.
And now they’re breaking up, but not before a (tearful?) farewell
performance tonight at Valentine’s. If you’ve never experienced
them, by all means don’t miss this final opportunity. Sure,
you’ll be physically and psychically bruised for days, but
it’s a good bruising. Lincoln Money Shot, no slouches themselves
in the business of making a holy racket, will open. Plus,
there will be a “special appearance” by DJ Victoria. C’mon
Victoria, every time you make an appearance is special. (July
27, 8 PM, $5, 17 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 432-6572)
Jane
Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana
Club
Helsinki, Friday-Saturday
Closing in on the end of her second decade as a recording
artist, Jane Bunnett has carved out a place for herself in
the jazz world by incorporating vibrant Afro-Cuban rhythms
into saxophone-based jazz. Bunnett recently won a Juno (the
Canadian equivalent of our Grammy)—she’s picked up several
along the way—for her latest release, Radio Guantánamo
(Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1). The record is another
journey to the “crossroads between Cuban music and jazz” for
the Canadian soprano-saxophonist, flutist and bandleader.
She’ll tap deep into those delicious rhythms and melodies
when she appears at Club Helsinki this week with her Spirits
of Havana group. (July 28-29, 9 PM, $25, 284 Main St.,
Great Barrington, Mass., 413-528-3394)
Candlebox
Northern
Lights, Sunday
Candlebox, baby, there’s some-thing we need to say to you.
And you need to listen to us, honey pie. It’s something you’ve
said to us on more than one occasion, repeatedly, in fact,
when we started our twisted affair back in the ’90s. So listen
here, babycakes: Now maybe I didn’t mean to treat you bad/But
I did it anyway/And not maybe/Some would say your life was
sad/But you lived it anyway/And now maybe. . . . In other
words, we know we did you wrong and left you for younger hotter
grunge bands, but you know what, dang nabbit? We were both
young and stupid and you’re the only grunger left for us.
So you’re back and we’re willing to give it one more go. Sure,
it hurt when it ended, but we ain’t going to leave you “Far
Behind.” (July 30, 7 PM, $18, 1208 Route 145, Clifton Park,
371-0012)
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Black
Crowes
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Black
Crowes, Drive-By Truckers, Robert Randolph
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Sunday
Every once in awhile, we’ll randomly hear “Hard to Handle”
or “She Talks to Angels” and wonder what the hell ever happened
to Mr. Kate Hudson’s band the Black Crowes. They were on a
hiatus since January 2002 until they finally reunited last
year after Chris Robinson and his brother Rich decided to
venture toward solo careers. Their reunion began with a tour,
a decision to jump on the DVD bandwagon to release Freak
N Roll Into the Fog, and an unforgettable New Year’s Eve
concert at Madison Square Garden where Trey Anastasio, Phish’s
front man, joined them. Now, they’re in the midst of their
U.S. summer tour (which hits SPAC this Sunday) with guests
Robert Randolph and Drive-By Tuckers. (July 30, 6:30 PM,
$45, $15, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, 584-9330)
Blue
Öyster Cult, Ten Years After
Empire
State Plaza, Wednesday
We are so ready for Blue Öyster Cult. If you are of,
ahem, a certain age, BÖC were an essential part of your junior-
and senior-high soundtrack. These Long Island-spawned dudes,
who started in the late 1960s as Soft White Underbelly, dropped
three solid metal albums packed with soul-destroying epics
like “Harvester of Eyes,” “Dominance and Submission” and “Flaming
Telepaths.” Then they made a smooth transition to metal-inflected
dark pop, and offered up a string of great songs, from the
sublime (“Don’t Fear the Reaper”) to the ridiculous (“Godzilla”).
So our expectations are pretty high for this Plaza show. Blues
rockers Ten Years After were one of the bands who blew up
after a show-stopping performance at the original Woodstock.
Though original guitar god Alvin Lee isn’t with the group
any more, drummer Ric Lee and the boys have been touring to
good notices for the last few years. Don’t fret, they’ll bring
the Brit boogie. (Aug. 2, 7 PM, free, Empire State Plaza,
Albany, 877-659-4377)
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Chris
Brokaw
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Tomorrow
(Friday), Valentine’s welcomes ex-Come guitarist
Chris Brokaw, plus the Reverse,
Tara Needham and Todbot, Poem Rocket,
and Jason Spiro (9 PM, $8, 432-6572).
. . . The annual Camp Creek festival, headlined
per usual by long- running jammers Max Creek,
takes place Friday through Sunday at the Indian
Lookout Country Club in Mariaville; for lineup
and more information, visit www.campcreekonline.com.
. . . Hatebreed will headline a very angry
bill at Northern Lights on Friday; Strapping
Young Lad, Bleeding Through, Recon,
and Heal These Wounds will also appear
(7:30 PM, $16, 371-0012). . . . On the complete
opposite end of the rock spectrum, Red Square
brings you Jeffrey Gaines this Saturday
(9 PM, $10, 432-8584). . . . The Hold Steady
are back at Valentine’s this Saturday; the group
recently wrapped recording their third disc, Boys
and Girls in America, which will be released
on the Vagrant label this October. Reports
will open (7 PM, $7, 432-6572). . . . New York
City trio Kinetic will bring their shimmering
pop-rock sound to the Lark Tavern on Monday, along
with local boys Guiltless Cult (10 PM,
$3, 463-9779). . . . You oughta know: Rocket
From the Tombs—featuring David Thomas of Pere
Ubu, Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys, and Richard
Lloyd of Television–play Pearl Street in Northampton,
Mass. this Tuesday night (8:30 PM, $15, 413-584-7771).
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