Tonight: one of best things going. Tim Berne most Thursdays at Lowlands in Gowanus. As cozy as wild-eyed free jazz can get. With Tom Rainey and Gregg Belisle-Chi.
And then late, The James Buckley Trio (+2) at Barbes. Let me tell you, there's some holyshit! jams going down in Park Slope at the moment. Wake the kids and bring em down. ElectricMiles brand jamming, absolutely killer.
Tonight: good-timin' it with the sipping-whiskey voice of Brent Cobb at Bowery Ballroom. Man, this room is so great, wish the booking brought me here more often! Opener Ben Chapman was pretty great too.
Tonight: Laurie Anderson backed by Sexmob. Legends upon legends at BAM. Super fascinating as expected. And home at a reasonable hour, my localest venue.
Tonight: Stop 1:: Daniel Villarreal is a freakin groove merchant. More people should be talking about this funky awesomeness. The Chicago drummer and his band laying it down at Public Records on a Wednesday night.
Stop 2:: perfectly-timed* jaunt over to Joe's Pub for one of my favorite songwriters of the past 10 years: Caitlyn Canty. Sounding oh so sweet in a duo with pedal steel. Yes!
(*when the music starts a minute after you take your seat = pro's pro)
Tonight: Stop 1:: early set at Barbes. Old school Americana with personal fave Nora Brown... and friends. I love Brown so much, some day will be sawherwhen material. History lesson and sweet music all in one.