Forget those gift cards burning a hole in your pocket and catch some good shows around to close out '09. Big-time blues abounds on SATURDAY (the 26th) with SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES at the Knickerbocker (401.596.4225) in Westerly, while ROOMFUL OF BLUES blow out two sets at Chan's in Woonsocket (both shows for a $30 combo rate, 401.765.1900). Free show of the month is at Houlihan's Tavern in East Provy, a 75orLess Records showcase starring SIX STAR GENERAL, COMA COMA, and THE JESSE MINUTE; see you there, call 401.435.4044. Props to Mike Delehanty and the Jerky's booking department, who landed solid rap acts throughout '09 (with GZA, People Under the Stairs, and the return of Ill Bill already lined up for early '10); this weekend it's a back-to-back flashback with MR. CHEEKS of Lost Boyz fame on Saturday, and KEITH MURRAY taking the stage on SUNDAY (the 27th), with acclaimed DJ CR THE BEAST spinning both nights ($15 each, 401.621.2244). On TUESDAY (the 29th), DIE ANOTHER DAY drops a new EP with fellow death metal locals ACARIUS, NEOMURA, and ASTRELA at Club Hell. The headbanging commences at 7 pm, all-ages and $7 at the door. New Year's Eve (the 31st) boasts plenty of high-energy gigs statewide, so call a cab and keep John Law off your tail while heading out to any of these great shows: YOUNG NEAL & THE VIPERS head to Chan's (cover includes buffet dinner and champagne toast), or spend the evening with DUKE ROBILLARD at the Knickerbocker; the $50 ticket comes with a four-course meal beginning at 6 pm. Low-dough PVD highlights include the MIDNIGHT CREEPS opening for SASQUATCH & THE SICK-A-BILLYS at Jerky's ($10), and AS220 cuts loose after Bright Night with a wild one featuring ROZ RASKIN & THE RICE CAKES with the insanely-entertaining PRAYERS FOR ATHEISTS. Only $5 at the door or free with a Bright Night badge. In the Bucket, FUNGUS AMUNGUS and the KRIS HANSEN KOLLECTIVE congregate at the Blackstone (401.726.2181), and the 133 Club in East Providence will host RORY & THE HOUNDS (401.438.1130).
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Rockin’ into 2010
- Local heroes, ’09 edition
The Rhode Island music community flourished in 2009, with new full-lengths from the Coming Weak, California Smile, and the pride of Cranston West and official big-leaguers Monty Are I, who released Break Through the Silence in September.
- Shout it out!
Sharks Come Cruisin' founder Mark Lambert is a Warwick native with a penchant for reworking and penning sea shanties from centuries past, often revised with rollicking punk flare — all thanks to the golden pipes of Quint, the shark-obsessed skipper in Jaws .
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Looking for action post-Lupo’s Bash on Friday?
- East Bay throwdown
Six Star General at the Common Pub
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Allysen Callery & Friends visit AS220
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Flee the cubicle and head to the RISD Museum on FRIDAY for the next Music Friday show featuring GIRL HOWDY .
- What to do?
An embarrassment of riches
- Candles + caring
Former Best Music Poll nominee Mike Gendron and uncle Pete Gendron team up and unplug at the Greenwich Hotel on THURSDAY (the 4th), rocking the lounge free of charge til 12:30 am.
- Thrice as nice: A busy weekend for Six Star General
The weekend starts early on THURSDAY (the 21st) with a busy SIX STAR GENERAL (three shows in three days) performing an early (7 pm) opening set opening for TWO COW GARAGE at Club Hell (401.709.3923).
- Beyond the turkey
Break north on Black FRIDAY (the 26th) and work off the green bean casserole with the JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND , sure to heat up the dance floor at Chan's in Woonsocket (401.765.1900), click on chanseggrollsandjazz.com for a special $18 two-fer deal that includes entry to both the 8 and 10 pm shows.
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