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David
Allan Coe
Northern
Lights, Thursday
We can already feel the Redneck Pride emanating from Clifton
Park. Outlaw country legend David Allan Coe, as legendary
for his, um, politics as his music (he recorded a few
inarguably racist songs in the 1980s whose titles we couldn’t
possibly bring ourselves to reproduce here), rolls his long-haired
ass into town tonight to share the glory with his brethren.
He’s recorded with and had songs covered by dozens of country
greats, and found haven with a new generation of dirtbags
by recording with Kid Rock and the late “Dimebag” Darrell.
Speaking of dirtbags, did you read that racism thing a few
sentences back? Use your judgment, people. (Aug. 23, 7:30
PM, $22, 1208 Route 146, 371-0012)
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| Lil
Wayne |
Lil
Wayne
Washington
Avenue Armory, Friday
Hip-hop
entrepreneur Lil Wayne brings the party to town on Friday.
This is your chance to catch one of the hardest- working guys
in the biz—in addition to being a Grammy-nominated rapper,
president of Cash Money Records, and CEO of Young Money entertainment,
he has a burgeoning acting career (well, he appears as himself
in the Big Boi vehicle Who’s Your Caddy? for what that’s
worth) and a stint on the upcoming season of The Boondocks
animated series as the voice of Huey and Riley’s cousin. He’s
a busy man. Kia Shine opens Friday’s show, and other special
guests are expected. (Aug. 24, 8 PM, $47-$75, 195 Washington
Ave., Albany, 694-7160)
Rustic
Overtones
Revolution
Hall, Friday
We’ve all heard the myriad drummer jokes that circulate among
the music community. (Q: How do you know if the stage is level?
A: The drummer drools out of both sides of his mouth. Pa-rum-pum.)
Which makes the reunion of Maine-based rock-funk septet Rustic
Overtones all the more unlikely; as the story goes, drool-free
drummer Tony McNaboe spurred the get-together by calling each
band member individually, claiming that everyone else in the
band had already agreed to it. It worked: The Overtones put
aside their individual projects (which include As Fast As
and Paranoid Social Club) for the summer, and put together
a new disc, Light at the End, which will be available
when they make their triumphant return to the area this week.
Local pop combo Hector on Stilts will open the 16-and-over
show. (Aug. 24, 9 PM, $20, 425 River St., Troy, 274-0553)
Coffinberry,
the Luxury Flats
Stray
Bar, Sunday
Cleveland’s
Coffinberry are heirs apparent to that city’s tradition of
postpunk goodness, smartly employing the standard two-electric-guitar
lineup on their new God Dam Dogs disc. There’s nary
a strum in earshot, save for the barely-two-minute “Earthworms
in the Sun”; elsewhere, on the poignant “Welcome to Hell,”
they pack more good ideas into 140 seconds than some bands
do into a 75-minute set. As with the best indie-garage rock,
it’s all charmingly homemade-sounding. They’ll share the stage
at the Stray Bar this Sunday with hometown heroes the Luxury
Flats, who recently returned from their first national tour
supporting their excellent debut disc Wrong Side of the
Cap Stand. (Aug. 26, 9 PM, $10, 521 Warren St., Hudson,
828-7303)
Poison
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Sunday
You have a choice, Capital Region: This Sunday, you can stay
home and watch Rock of Love like you always do, or
you can hoof it up to Saratoga and see the star of the show,
Bret Michaels, with the band who made him the B-list rocker
he is today. Poison currently are touring to promote Poison’d,
a collection of cover versions, new and old (their hit version
of “Your Mama Don’t Dance” is included), of songs that were
made in the 1970s. (The one modern song they tackled—Justin
Timberlake’s “Sexyback”—didn’t make the cut; check out that
abomination on YouTube.) Joining them for this jaunt are fellow
’80s hair-metal heroes Ratt, and Swedish throwers-back Vains
of Jenna. And don’t miss the afterparty at the Grotto Nightclub,
where Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille reportedly will drop by
for some post-show revelry. (Aug. 26, 7 PM, $30-$42.50,
$16 lawn, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, 587-3330)
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In
case you missed the real thing last week, you can
make up for it tonight (Thursday) at Red Square,
when the Dave Matthews Tribute Band take
the stage (9 PM, $10, 465-0444). . . . Indie-bluegrass
duo Uncle Monk—featuring the one and only
Tommy Ramone—play the Bearsville Theater tonight
(9 PM, $15, 845-679-4406). . . . Summer’s almost
over, but you’ll have one more chance to wear sandals
to a concert when James Taylor makes his
yearly pilgrimage to Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass.,
tomorrow (Friday)—but you might have to sell your
Birkenstocks for a ticket, as the show’s sold out
(8 PM, 617-931-2000). . . . The Erotics unveil
their smartly titled new CD 30 Seconds Over You
with a CD-release show at Valentine’s on Friday;
also on the bill are Horror Business, Society
High, and Tobiaz, and admission includes
a free copy of the new disc (8 PM, $10, 432-6572).
. . . Also on Friday, on the downstairs stage at
Valentine’s, catch the Luxury Flats, along
with the New Dumb and Devices (9 PM,
$5, 432-6572). . . . Bygone hardcore act Straight
Jacket will stage a reunion at Northern Lights
on Saturday; Dead and Dying, 357 Justice,
Lore, and Brawler are also on the
bill (7:30 PM, $12, 371-0012). . . . Abra Moore—a
Texas-based songwriter who has released all of one
album since her Grammy-nominated 1995 disc—is back
in action with a new record, and a show at the Iron
Horse in Northampton, Mass., on Sunday (7 PM, $13,
413-584-0610). . . . Two words: Merle Haggard.
A few more words: Turning Stone, Monday night (8
PM, $65-$75, 877-833-SHOW). . . . Also on Monday,
rock trio Vesper will unveil their long-in-the-making
debut disc, With Autumn I Fell, with a release
party at Saratoga City Tavern (8:30 PM, $10, 581-3230). |
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