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MC
Chris
Red
Square, Friday
Adult Swim viewers might recognize mc chris as the diaper-clad,
rapping spider MC P Pants from the network’s popular, non-sequitur-heavy
Aqua Teen Hunger Force. But that was just one of Chris’
alter egos—he’s also provided voices for non-arachnids on
Adult Swim programs like Sealab 2021 and Space Ghost:
Coast to Coast. Chris (his real name, although he prefers
to eschew capitalization and punctuation in his performing
moniker) took his squeaky-voiced rap gig full-time a few years
back, and has thus far released several albums of humorous,
geek-friendly rhyme, including this year’s Dungeon Master
of Ceremonies. Speaking of geek-friendly, mc chris will
be supported on Friday’s show by our area’s own Mathematicians,
as well as D.C. indie-poppers Exit Clov. (Dec. 8, 9 PM,
$12, 388 Broadway, Albany, 465-0444)
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Pernice
Brothers
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Pernice
Brothers, Elvis Perkins
Iron
Horse Music Hall, Saturday
Live
a Little, says Joe Pernice, poet laureate of the sad-sack
singer-songwriter crop. But the title of his band’s latest
release doesn’t belie quite the same dichotomous undertone
as it once might have. In fact, over their last two releases,
Pernice has gone from a guy who reveled in the miserable (he
once began an album with the phrase “I Hate My Life”) to someone
who’s enamored by the subtleties of domestic life. Well, sort
of—he still manages to inject an air of cynicism into even
the brightest of pop nuggets. (For instance, the close of
“PCH One”: “I’m not really sure we’ll be alright.”) Pernice
and his band of “brothers” (which occasionally features his
real brother, Bob) play the Iron Horse this Saturday; they’ll
be joined by crooner Elvis Perkins, son of late Psycho
actor Anthony. (Dec. 9, 10 PM, $13, 20 Center St., Northampton,
Mass., 413-584-0610)
The
Coryell Bros. All-Stars
Van
Dyck, Saturday
Murali and Julian Coryell were born into a legacy of blues
and soul that their father, Larry Coryell, laid the foundation
for. Some now consider that the highly acclaimed Coryell brothers
as the future of blues. Each brother has his own accomplished
solo career under his belt, and though they’re busy making
their own albums (Julian just released Rock Star),
they’re currently touring together. The lineup that will appear
at the Van Dyck this weekend includes Tony Levin on bass and
Kenwood Dennard on drums—this is one of only two shows that
will feature these players, the other show being in Boston.
So catch them while you can when they play locally this weekend.
(Dec. 9, 7 PM, 237 Union St., Schen ec tady, 381-1111)
Kenny
Rogers
Palace
Theater, Monday
We were about to complain that fried-chicken empresario Kenny
Rogers visits the Capital Region only at holiday time—meaning
he just drops in to see what condition our Christmas cheer
is in—when we found out that this Monday’s show is indeed
a twofer, billed as Greatest Hits and Holiday Classics. We’re
curious as to how the show will be divided: Will “Winter Wonderland”
get slotted in between “The Gambler” and “Lucille”? Or will
he actually create a mashup? We’d love to hear what “Santa,
Don’t Take Your Love to Town” and “Coward of the Christmas
Tree” might sound like. In any case, it’s worth making your
way to the Palace for this one as, from the look of recent
photographs, Rogers may soon have no face left to lift. Merry
Christmas, y’all! (Dec. 11, 7:30 PM, $42-$55, 19 Clinton
Ave., Albany, 465-3334)
The
Bobs Christmas Show
Caffe
Lena, Wednesday
Not one member of this a capella singing quartet is actually
named Bob—in fact, their newest member is a woman named Amy
(and Bob is actually an acronym for Best of Breed). The Bobs’
genesis dates back to when the original two members (only
one of whom, Matthew Stull, is still with the group) were
employees of a singing-telegram company called the Western
Onion. Since their rather unpromising beginnings, the Bobs
have reached levels of relative stardom, combining offbeat
comedy with innovative lyrical and instrumental stylings.
They pack a litany of songs that broach a variety of issues
including lunar cattle farming (whatever the hell that is),
spontaneous combustion, the many nicknames that exist for
the human genitalia, and, perhaps most importantly, the imposing
threat of imminent worldwide feline domination. As you can
see, those Bobs aren’t afraid to tackle any and all of our
hottest world issues to date. Their Christmas show Wednesday
night will offer up an array of sentiments and songs typically
unassociated with yuletide bliss; you probably won’t be hearing
any “Jingle Bell Rock” at this particular holiday show. And
with the Bobs, why would you want to? (Dec. 13, 8 PM, $15,
Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 583-0022)
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Moonlighters
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The
Moonlighters bring their blend of island
sounds and classic tunes to MASS MoCA tomorrow
(Friday, 8 PM, $18, 413-662-2111). . . . Texas-based
metalheads the Sword are back for another
round at Valentine’s this Friday; Stinking
Lizaveta and Great Day For Up open
(7 PM, $10, 432-6572). . . . Comedy-rock duo the
Knuckleheads are on the Brew Ha-Ha Comedy
Showcase this Saturday at Tess’ Lark Tavern; the
show is hosted by comic Greg Aidala and
also features Clayton Fletcher (8:30 PM,
$10, 463-9779). . . . It was a good Pat Benatar
song: Catch the “Fire and Ice” concert at Northern
Lights this Saturday, starring area cover-band
heavies the Burners UK and the Refrigerators
(8:30 PM, $18, 371-0012). . . . Expect a little
of everything when Donna the Buffalo play
Revolution Hall this Saturday (8 PM, $18, 274-0553).
. . . The Irish Rovers do their holiday
show at the Calvin Theater in Northampton, Mass.
on Saturday (8 PM, $25-$35, 413-584-1444) and
at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Mass. on
Sunday (4 PM. $20-$45, 413-997-4444). . . . Doing
what he does best: Andy Williams brings
his big Christmas show to the Palace on Wednesday
(7:30 PM, $49-50-$59.50, 465-3334).
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