Koffin Kats
The Detroit punk trio channels the ghost of early Misfits with
horror themes, catchy sing-along choruses, Danzig-like phrasing, and
haunted-house riffs and mixes it with the thrashing guitar sound of Motorhead.
Vanessa Carlton
After medical issues forced her to postpone last fall’s shows,
the piano-pop songstress returns to the road. She recently married and is over
halfway done with her next album, which may be her most experimental yet.
Robbie Fulks
Emerging as a favorite of the Americana scene in the `90s, it’s
no surprise this Chicago songwriter/guitarist’s latest album, “Gone Away
Backward,” is among critics’ favorites of 2013 with its balance of bluegrass
notes, classic country delivery, and literary storytelling.
Dom Kennedy
The L.A. rapper’s decision to decline a major label deal caught
the attention of “Forbes Magazine” following the release of his Top 5 charting
2013 album “Get Home Safely.” With his classic hip-hop influences and DIY
ideals (think TechN9ne or Jay Z early on) he’s managing to compete with bigger
names.
Skinny Puppy
Following the release of 2013’s critically acclaimed “Weapon,”
the veteran industrial-goth group returns with plans to rerelease 2004’s still
timely “The Greater Wrong of the Right” in 2014.
Lauryn Hill
The former Fugee has received positive live reviews since fulfilling
her three-month incarceration for tax evasion. Backed by a crack live band, she
delivers new twists on old solo and Fugees tracks and performs recent singles.
Jon Batiste & Stay Human
The 26-year-old New Orleans-raised piano prodigy is taking jazz
into the future - respecting the old while creating music that’s fresh and
contemporary while reintroducing it to the working class audiences that
originated it.
Snarky Puppy
The progressive, fluctuating jazz fusion outfit, who’ve backed
Erykah Badu, Justin Timberlake, and others, has finally arrived on the national
stage for its own work. The Brooklyn-based group recently snagged the Grammy
for Best R&B Performance.
Sun Brother
Thursday 9 p.m., The Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd.
$9, www.themilestoneclub.com
Imagine Lenny Kravitz with the occasional falsetto fronting an indie
rock band and you’re in the ballpark of this Greenville, SC combo that neatly
marries math rock, touches of reggae-pop, and jangly funk.
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