Musical interludes for your weekend
September 26th, 2008 by Amanda Schurr in Music, News, See & DoHappy Friday, all…
The 941’s been less active than usual. We know this — we don’t like it, and we’re working on it. Keep tuning in, folks, and thanks for your patience. We’re working to get the blog bumpin’ again, scout’s honor.
And with that, a few options for your weekend. Have a good one.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
ROD MACDONALD A key figure in the ’80s Greenwich Village folk renaissance, MacDonald mined his law, history and journalism background for politically-aware anthems like “A Sailor’s Prayer” and “American Jerusalem.” The latter – a New York set piece off his 1983 debut, and his signature tune — remains a timely, poetic study in social contrasts, while post 9/11 material (2003’s “My Neighbors in Delray,” this year’s “After the War”) has only furthered the Florida transplant’s comparisons to Dylan and Phil Ochs. (Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Bradenton)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
BRADENTUCKY BOMBERS BENEFIT w/REDLINERS/THE BRENTFORD SOUND/SPANKIN’ FRESH/WHISKEY ROMANCE Tampa’s rockabilly Redliners and Fort Myers’ reggae-ska act The Brentford Sound share a bill with B-town garage punkers Spankin’ Fresh and Whiskey Romance in support of the resident roller derby girls. (Pastimes Pub, Sarasota)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
MICHALE GRAVES w/THE DEAD POPES/THE IN-CROWD Former Misfit and horror-punk showman Graves (“Dig Up Her Bones,” “Saturday Night,” “Fiend Without a Face”) returns for the second time this year. (Pastimes Pub, Sarasota)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
BEN PRESTAGE The grandson of a Mississippi sharecropper, one-man guitar band Prestage is known for his down-home diddley bow, cigar box and lap steel stylings. The music’s informed by his swampy, deep south roots; it’s an earthy brew of blues-steeped folk, ragtime, country, and Americana that’s even more potent live. (Ace’s Lounge, Bradenton)
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