The Teetotallers
Irish born fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist John Doyle (Solas,
Joan Baez), with Lunasa’s Kevin Crawford (who was born in England, but lives in
Ireland now) form this all-star collective that hones in on the Clare County
sound during one of the busy group’s rare US tours.
Chris Knight
Friday
9 p.m., Puckett’s, 2740 W. Sugar Creek Rd., $20, http://reddirtpromotions.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=632448
The critically acclaimed, but commercially underrated
singer-songwriter’s latest album “Little Victories” (a Top 10 favorite among
“No Depression” readers in 2012), may still be too left of Nashville to score a
major radio hit. But with literary skill and a knowing, blue collar delivery,
Knight could charm the most mainstream country fan along with the Americana
base.
Baby Baby
This Atlanta foursome celebrates the release of its debut album,
“Big Boy Baller Club,” which was released this week. The group was formed in
2009 as an alternative to the city’s self-serious hip-hop, indie, and hardcore
and comes off like a modern Beastie Boys-meets-Bad Brains - guitar punks with
dance elements, catchy choruses and a sense of humor.
Debby Boone
She lit up radio and created an even softer side for AM pop in the
late `70s with “You Light Up My Life,” but the 57-year-old Grammy winning
singer plays up sass and fun on her “Swing This” tour - a tribute to `60s Vegas
when her dad was headlining the Sands and Sahara.
Pierre Bensusan
World music loving critics and guitar geeks trip over themselves
describing the technical prowess and emotional heft of the virtuoso fingerstyle
guitarist’s live shows. The Frenchman celebrates a 40 year career with a three disc
set and magazine covers all over Europe where such an intimate, one-night show
is rare (so take advantage).
Miley Cyrus
Monday
7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena, 333 E. Trade St., $27.75-$106.95,
www.ticketmaster.com
If you’re interested in pure spectacle, the former Hannah
Montana’s got your number riding flying hot dogs and sliding down a giant
tongue. While that’s certainly an attraction, luckily the scantily clad Disney
grad can actually belt it out with the best of them. With Icona Pop.
Juicy J
The Oscar winner is enjoying a hot solo career 23 years after
co-founding Three 6 Mafia at age 16 thanks to work with younger rappers Wiz
Khalifa and the Weeknd on his “Stay Trippy” album and a new pop fanbase courtesy
of his spot on Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse.” He’s back with his fourth solo album
on the “Never Sober” Tour.
Onward Etc.
If you dig fiddle and banjo-infused beer-raising sing-alongs in
the vein of Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys, but with equal footing in
gravelly-voiced, rural singer-songwriter folk and the hard charging punk of
Social Distortion, this migrant unit may be for you.
Todd Rundgren
Wednesday 8 p.m., Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St., $37, www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
“An Unpredictable Evening With…” is exactly what you get with the
eccentric, adventurous classic psych-rock and AM pop legend who in recent
months has covered Rebecca Black, Robert Johnson, Daft Punk and the Miracles as
well as his own more predictable Utopia. But you never know if he’ll actually play his
own biggest hit “Hello It’s Me.”
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