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February 4, 2010
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WEEKLY MUSIC ROUNDUP • Uncommon uncovering: You’ll do a double-take when Boston-based Bees Deluxe plays Hendrix’s “If Six Was Nine.” There’s whammy bar guitar, but the terse syncopation of the original is gone, replaced by a groovy, almost danceable shuffle. A three-piece version of the band — guitar, bass, drums — makes a Granite State debut in downtown Nashua with an eclectic mix of rock, trance and funk. See Bees Deluxe on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 9 p.m. at Stella Blu, 70 E. Pearl St. in Nashua. Call 578-5557. • Art for blues’ sake: Guitar hero Brooks Young is putting the call out to his fans to create the artwork for his just-completed second album. The title track of Counting Down is streaming on Young’s Web site to help inspire cover artists (the drawing kind) to dream up the perfect design. A fan vote will select the best of five finalists, with the winner receiving a free copy of the CD and full credit for their work (no cash, however). For all the details, go to www.broooksyoungband.com. • Giving back: Fresh from a record-setting year-end run at the Palace Theatre (the first act to sell out three consecutive nights at the downtown venue), Recycled Percussion shows its charitable side with a benefit for the Greater Manchester Red Cross. The junk rockers’ success, said leader Justin Spencer last month, may mean the band’s next local appearance will be at the Verizon. See Recycled Percussion on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Pinkerton Academy’s Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St. in Derry. Tickets are $28 at www.ticketfusion.com. • One-hit wonderful: Over a 20-year career, singer-songwriter Marc Cohn (“Walking in Memphis”) has released just four studio albums. It took being shot in the head by a carjacker to end Cohn’s writer’s block and allow him to deliver 2007’s Join the Parade. Suzanne Vega, another one-hit wonder (“Luka”) with a deep and often-overlooked catalog, joins Cohn in Concord. See Marc Cohn and Suzanne Vega at the Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord, www.ccanh.com, on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $12.50 to $45. • Amber rock: A series of rock shows presented by New England Concerts begins with Prospect Hill and three other bands Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. at Nashua’s Amber Room. Two more 18+ shows are also set — Sublime tribute band 40 Oz To Freedom on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m., and a double bill featuring Keith Kane of Vertical Horizon and Leaving Eden on Thursday, Feb. 25. Tickets for all shows are $15. For more, call the Amber Room, 53 High St. in Nashua, at 881-9060 or go to www.neconcerts.com.
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