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The
Musical Box present The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Palace
Theatre, Thursday
Where
were you on Dec. 11, 1974? Whatever you were doing, chances
are you weren’t at the Palace Theatre catching Genesis’ performance
of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. And perhaps you
lamented your decision to pass up that opportunity when original
singer and lyricist Peter Gabriel broke from the band shortly
thereafter. Turns out you might finally have another chance—sort
of. The fine folks of the Musical Box have dedicated their
careers to re-creating classic Gabriel-era Genesis albums
and shows, from the arrangements to the instrumentations,
the costumes to the props. Word has it the band even examined
the original multitrack studio masters of those albums to
achieve maximum accuracy. And tonight, almost 30 years to
the day since Genesis brought their surrealist prog-rock opus
to town, you can catch The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
in all its theatrical glory, as the Musical Box kick off their
east-coast tour on the Palace stage. (Dec. 9, 7:30 PM,
$33-49, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany, 465-3334)
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Virtual
Sinatra
The
Egg, Saturday
Ol’
Blue Eyes rises from the dead this Saturday when Virtual
Sinatra, starring Gary Willner, comes to the Egg.
Hosted by WABY radio DJs, Willner and his 10-piece swinging
band will present an evening of the songs that made Sinatra
great. This is one Sinatra impersonator with street cred,
though—Willner is an alumnus of both the Sammy Kaye and Tommy
Dorsey orchestras. Comedian Dick Lord opens, but, being as
this is Virtual Sinatra, we’d much prefer Virtual Don
Rickles. (Dec. 11, 4 and 7:30 PM, $50-25, Empire State
Plaza, Albany, 473-1845.)
 The
Walkmen
Pearl
Street Nightclub, Saturday
Formed
from the ashes of Jonathan Fire Eater and the Recoys, the
Walkmen are made up of Walter Martin, Paul Maroon, Matt Barrick,
Hamilton Leithauser and Peter Bauer, all of whom grew up together
in Washington, D.C., and played in bands together since the
fifth grade. The Walkmen are currently touring in support
of their new album, Bows and Arrows. The Mobius Band,
who describe themselves as “a trio working the line between
rock/electronic, pop/experimental, and electro/acoustic modes,”
will open. (Dec. 11, 8:30 PM, $15, 10 Pearl St., Northampton,
Mass., 413-584-7771)
Tone
Loc
Nick’s
Sneaky Pete’s, Saturday
Tone
Loc. Yes, that Tone Loc. The man who brought us “Wild
Thing” and the irresistible “Funky Cold Medina,” which is
quite possibly the coolest rap song ever to reference Spuds
McKenzie. Tone does have his place in history, however—his
album “Loc-ed After Dark” was the second rap album to ever
top the pop charts. We haven’t been hearing much from ol’
Loc lately, but that’s all about to change. To the delight
of rump-shakers everywhere, the legend himself will be performing
at Nick’s Sneaky Pete’s Saturday night. That’s right, a whole
night of rocking, rolling, and Tone Loc. What are you waiting
for? Get thee to Sneaky Pete’s, and shake what your mother
gave you. Tone wouldn’t want it any other way. (Dec. 11,
10 PM, 18+, 711 Central Ave., Albany, 489-0000)
The
Early Muses
Chapel
+ Cultural Center, Sunday
Troy’s
Chapel + Cultural Center will wrap up its 2004 fall season
with an evening of medieval and early renaissance sacred holiday
music works, performed by the Early Muses. The Early Muses
(the C+CC folks call them a “broken consort”) will perform
these songs on period instruments while they sing, so ideally,
you’ll hear them as they were first performed. Some of the
instruments that will be featured are shawm, bowed psaltry,
rebec, hurdy gurdy, cithern, violin, pipes, bassoon, recorders,
boram, tambours and cymbals. Although admission is free to
this event, the Chapel + Cultural Center welcomes donations
(and all donations are tax-deductible) to help keep their
programming (which is mostly free) going. (Dec. 12, 7:30
PM, free, 2125 Burdett Ave., Troy, 274-7793)
Murder
Junkies, Complicated Shirt
Valentine’s,
Wednesday
It’s
been 11 years since the drug-related death of scum-rock diety
G.G. Allin, and we suppose it’s possible that someone out
there still misses him—it’s weird and kind of gross, but it
is possible. So, here’s good news for the all the clubgoing
coprophiles and abuse addicts out there: G.G.’s last backing
band, the Murder Junkies, are touring. Led by Allin’s little
brother, the Murder Junkies seem to be working in the same
general vein as the late great scuzzball. Their one 7-song
release, Feed My Sleaze, features ditties like “Stiff
Cold Fuck” and—oh, man, do we really have to do this?—well,
“Jism on the Cross.” Don’t say you weren’t warned. Also on
the bill, Albany’s own Complicated Shirt. (Dec. 15, 7:30
PM, $10, 17 New Scotland Ave., 432-6572)
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Cake
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With
Christmas right around the corner (and Hanukkah
already in full swing—L’Chaim!), the holiday-themed
concerts are picking up in frequency. The Wild
Wiser Women will present a holiday cabaret
show titled “We Weren’t Always Christmas Divas”
at Saratoga Music Hall this weekend, with one
show scheduled nightly from tomorrow (Friday)
through Sunday (8 PM, $25, 664-5244). . . . Those
rowdy roots-rockers the Coal Palace Kings
will offer up their holiday best at the Ale House
on Saturday; the Lonesome Brothers also
will perform (10 PM, $5, 272-9740). . . . If a-carolin’
is your thing, try the Mid-Winter Pageant of Carols
presented by Nowell We Sing Clear this
Saturday afternoon at St John’s Lutheran Church
in Altamont (3 PM, $5-15, 765-2815). . . . New-age
practitioners the Paul Winter Consort will
perform at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on
Saturday—it’s not technically a holiday show,
but he does have the name Winter (8 PM, $25-28,
273-0038). . . . We hear this one is sold out,
but it’s worth a shot: Cake and the Riddlin’
Kids will headline Channel 103.1’s Yule Rock
show at Northern Lights on Saturday (7:30 PM,
$25, 371-0012). . . . Also on Saturday, Valentine’s
will host the Not Quite New Years show; 10 bands
are scheduled, including the Wait, Five
’til Midnight, and Acoustic Trauma
(7 PM, $8, 432-6572). . . . In the spirit of giving,
a number of bands will team up to benefit Gilda’s
Club of the Capital Region this Sunday: Shallow
End, Tripsonic, Second Hand Smoke,
and Mike Campese are among the acts that
will hit the Saratoga Winners stage (4 PM, $10,
783-1010). . . . The McKrells present their
annual Christmas show at the Spa Little Theater
(in Saratoga Spa State Park) this Sunday (7:30
PM, $15, 587-4227). . . . Finally, Evan Dando
returns to the Iron Horse Music Hall on Monday
night .We don’t know that the show will be specifically
holiday-themed, but we’re pretty sure we once
heard him sing “Hava Nagila” (8:30 PM, $15, 413-584-0610).
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