When The Lights Go Down In The City
Our concert picks for the week of 10/27 - 11/2.
Don't forget to "fall back" on Saturday night. The bad news is that it'll be all dark and creepy on our trip home from work, but the good news is that you'll have one extra hour to rock this weekend.
Thursday 10/27
Captured! By Robots and Dead Hensons @ Bottom of the Hill
The Joggers @ Popscene
Negativland performs "Over The Edge" live in concert @ Great American
Friday 10/28
The Warlocks and Gris Gris @ The Independent
Sons and Daughters with Willy Mason @ Cafe Du Nord -- Sons and Daughters are from Scotland and Willy Mason is on Conor Oberst's label. (Since Bright Eyes are in town on Saturday, I wonder if Willy might have any special guests tonight?)
Broadcast @ Great American Music Hall
CLUB ID's Halloween Cabaret and Costume Party w/ The Holy Kiss @ Rickshaw Stop
Digital Underground w/ Kid Beyond @ Red Devil Lounge
Saturday 10/29
19th Annual Bridge School Benefit @ Shoreline Amphitheater with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young / John Mellencamp / Norah Jones / Emmylou Harris / Jerry Lee Lewis / Good Charlotte / Bright Eyes
Citizen Cope @ Cafe Du Nord -- Read our review
Jens Lekman, Nedelle, Remedy & Wren @ Rickshaw Stop -- Jens Lekman is a Swedish crooner
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men and Robbie Fulks @ Slim's
The American Analog Set and Vervein @ Bottom of the Hill
Sunday 10/30
19th Annual Bridge School Benefit @ Shoreline Amphitheater with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young / John Mellencamp / Norah Jones / Emmylou Harris / Jerry Lee Lewis / Good Charlotte / Bright Eyes
The American Analog Set, Vervein @ Bottom of the Hill
Citizen Cope @ Cafe Du Nord -- listen
Devendra Banhart & The Hairy Fairy plus Bunny Brains @ Bimbo's -- The King of Kook Folk; download "The Body Breaks" from Devendra's Rejoicing in the Hands album
Mos Def w/ Talib Kweli @ Mezzanine
Monday 10/31
Jello Biafra with The Melvins, Alternative Tentacles Bat-Fest 2005! @ Great American
Tuesday 11/1
Rachels @ Great American Music Hall -- Purveyors of dirgey instrumental string music (guitar, cello, viola, etc.); listen to Full on Night (Recension Mix)
Wednesday 11/2
The Stolen Sweets @ Makeout Room -- For fans of The Ditty Bops and 20's era female vocal groups; listen to "Coffee in the Morning and Kisses at Night" (yes please)
Image of Sons and Daughters from their website. Image of Devendra from this site.