Buffalo Winter Celtic Festival Friday, February 20, 7:00, Buffalo Irish Cultural Center, 245 Abbott Rd, 825-9535, $6. What better way to celebrate the Great Guinness Toast than with over a dozen of Buffalo finest Celtic influenced bands, including Kilbrannan, McCarthyism, and the Blarney Bunch. Despite popular misconceptions, the Irish Center isn’t a private club - its pub is open to all, and always throws a great Guinness Toast bash. This one’s sure to get rowdy, and though it seems to be well organized (with raffles and a Chinese auction), there are so many bands that there’s bound to be a fight over who gets to play tunes like “Whiskey in the Jar” or “Finnegan’s Wake.” They can fight all they want, as long as they don’t spill my pint. Jerseyband w/ Thought Friday, February 20, 10:30, Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 886-8539, $7.
"Power rock trio gives birth to horn section of the apocalypse!"...that's one way to describe Jerseyband. Their music is a potent blend of jazz, metal, classical, ska, funk, and then some, that is guaranteed to take your face off. Expect an aggressive, fun, no-holds-barred show that you'll be talking about for months afterward. Fans of John Zorn, Mr. Bungle, and the like take note. If you missed them last time, don't make the same mistake again... Reverend Glasseye w/ Bassett, Labert, and Tinsmon Wednesday, February 25, 8:00, Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St, 855-3931, $5. Boston’s Reverend Ignatius Glasseye, aka Adam Beckley of Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, is like the guy that got kicked out of the circus because the carnies thought he was too weird. But he got a handful of his henchmen to follow him out, and they started a musical freak show of their own. Using anything they can find as an instrument (credits on their debut album “Black River Falls” range from flugelhorn to keg), their sound echoes the likes of Primus and Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue, but is really its own southern podunk mountain madness that’s not for the musically close-minded. Bassett, Labert, and Tinsmon definitely lie on the sane side of that equation, with a charming rural sound that will set the tone for a night outside the box. Robben Ford Saturday, February 28, 8:00, Tralf, 622 Main St, 851-8725, $22.50. Robben Ford has been exploring the territory between blues, jazz, and soul for more than thirty years now, and has an impressive resume to show for it, having worked with the likes of Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, and Joni Mitchell, to name a few. His latest album, “Keep On Running,” is an impressive collection of original works mixed with re-worked classics, highlighted by the Harrison/Eric Clapton-penned classic “Badge.” See the influence they’ve both had on him as the Tralf keeps rolling out great shows in its waning months. Perhaps the steep cover price is a result of the idiotic remodeling plan of its new owners, who apparently plan to turn one of this town’s finest and most revered music clubs into some sort of garbage dinner theater venue. Evett/Vigroux Saturday, February 28, 8:30, Broadway Joe’s, 3051 Main St, 836-9555, $6.
|
LIVE BEAST
letters to the Evil Editors should be
addressed to:
sic@buffalobeast.com
© 2004 The Beast