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Photo Essay: Pearl and the Beard at the Met,Photo Essay: The Mike D’s Top Five Can’t Miss Shows of February 1. Fri, Feb 13: Kool Keith, Party Bois, Medusah Black, Balam, and music by DJ Nook and Dan Tanner; 8pm doors / 9pm show; $13 advance / $15 day of; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. My favorite rapper of all time. Greatest rapper of all time? No, but he is the most eccentric and off-the-wall rapper of all time. Founding member of iconic hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs, Keith Thornton made a career out of making records as personas such as Kool Keith, Dr Dooom, Black Elvis, and Dr. Octagon. Dr. Octagon’s 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst, his first solo record and most acclaimed, is an intriguing blend of sex, gore, science fiction and the absurd. To get an idea of how eccentric Keith lyrically is and the control of pop musical culture he possesses, check out the track “Drugs” from Spankmaster. I asked him before his 2001 show at Lupo’s if he was going to play “Drugs.” Keith told me hadn’t learned it yet. The strange world that lives in Keith’s head spews out and isn’t meant to replicated, but he keeps producing. He’s released 16 albums in the last nine years. 2. Sat, Feb 21: Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News Cover Band), Hippy Johnny (The Modern Lovers Cover Band), Bikini Whale (B-52’s Cover Band); 8pm doors / 9pm show; $10 advance / $12 day of; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. Boston’s Power of Love is bringing what Rhode Island has always needed: a Huey Lewis & The News Cover Band. Every time Huey comes to town, I want to pay homage to the music, but I don’t want to pay $50. Power of Love doesn’t try to be ironic or tongue-in- cheek when playing Huey’s music. They do an ernest job of playing the original arrangements, but attack them with fierce rock ‘n’ roll savagery. The five-piece and full horn section is comprised of many former and current members of Boston indie and punk bands such as Big D And The Kids Table, The Fatal Flaw, Razors In The Night and more. They created a scene in Boston with cover bands to acts like Billy Joel, Prince and Cheap Trick and now play to sold-out rooms. This is the first time they have come to the area and are bringing their friends Bikini Whale, a B-52’s cover band. This show also marks the second appearance of Providence’s premier Modern Lovers Cover Band, Hippy Johnny. 3. Tues, Feb 24: Dr John and the Nite Trippers; 7pm doors / 8pm show; $85; All ages; Narrows Center, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, Mass. Two acts on my never-have-seen-and-want-to list are coming to the area. The first is the Swans at the Columbus. The other, Dr John, I have been meaning to see for years. He usually plays every other year at the Newport Jazz Fest, but I am worn out from the Folk Festival, which falls the week before. The 74-year-old songwriter still has it, blending blues, jazz, zydeco and rock ‘n’ roll. His biggest hit was “Right Place At The Wrong Time,” but he is best known for his long body of work that has gained him a cult following and as well as musician admirers and contributors such as Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger and even Spiritualized. If you can’t make it to New Orleans Jazz Fest, then you should get out to The Narrows. The ticket shock can be canceled out by the venue’s BYOB policy. 4. Fri, Feb 27: The Gaslight Anthem, Northcote, The Scandals; 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show; $25 advance / $28 day of; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. Fresh off their European tour with hometown heroes Deer Tick and pop punk stalwarts Bayside, New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem come back to Providence. The band’s sound and crowd have grown alot since the days of them playing the Living Room (RIP). While the foundation might have been based on punk rock acts like The Bouncing Souls and Hot Water Music, the band also has been influenced by mainstay acts as fellow New Jersey icon Bruce Springsteen, The Replacements and Tom Petty. Lead singer Brian Fallon stated that their 2014 album, Get Hurt, was influenced by Pearl Jam’s No Code. Canadian punk folkies Northcote and New Jersey straight-ahead-punk-rock The Scandals open. 5. Sat, Feb 28: Two Cow Garage, Six Star General, The Pourmen, The Mcgunks; 8pm doors; $10; All ages; Firehouse 13, 41 Central St, Providence. I always take notice when a band is from Columbus, Ohio. Some of my favorite punk acts, such as New Bomb Turks, Cheater Slicks (by way of Boston) and Gaunt are from the city. Two Cow Garage has been touring the country for a decade and half with similar acts like Drag The River and Lucero, playing salt of the earth country touched with a dab of punk. Garage fuzz punks Six Star General, New Bedford’s celtic folk punks The Pourmen, and Providence’s rock ‘n’ punk mainstays The McGunks open the bill. Photo Essay: Pearl and the Beard at The Met Photo Essay: The Reverend Horton Heat at Fete Interview with Tanya Donelly Over the past few weeks Newport musician Bob Kendall has curated a series of acoustic shows at the brand new upstairs venue located at The Salvation Cafe on 140 Broadway in The City By The Sea. Rhode Island-based musical acts and artists such as Haunt The House, Allysen Callery, The Silks’ Tyler-James Kelly, Jess Powers, Smith & Weeden, Luke Randall and William Schaff have been part of the series so far and on Jan 29 and 30, a highly influential Newport native will be headlining. You might know her from ’80s alternative rockers Throwing Muses or ’90s alt-pop act Belly, but Tanya Donelly has also forged a path as a solo musician. I had a chat with her about being entwined in both music scenes in Boston and Providence, nervousness on stage and the Swan Song series. Rob Duguay: What do you enjoy most about playing in your hometown? Tanya Donelly: It’s been a really long time; I guess it’s been about 15 years or maybe longer. It’s interesting because in looking forward to it I feel comfortable and also really terrified. I think because it is a room full of people who have watched me grow up and vice versa. It can be a very nice feeling and I’m really looking forward to that and most specifically looking forward to playing with the musicians I grew up with and who sort of made me the musician I am now. It can also be nervewracking to sit in front of these people. &nbsp RD: Around these parts, musically it’s always been a tale of two cities with Providence and Boston. You’ve made your mark in both areas by putting yourself in both music scenes, sometimes at the same time. People say that there’s a little rivalry between the cities, especially now when both Providence and Boston have so many talented local musicians performing and honing their chops. What’s your opinion on what’s happening in both cities right now? Is it any different than when you were starting out in the early ’80s? TD: I think that scenes always regenerate themselves generationally; that just happens and it’s always been the case. I can’t really speak about what’s new about what’s coming out of either city, which is sort of shameful, but for the most part when I play out and when I go out, it is to see the old guard of people that I continue to write with and play with. Occasionally there will be somebody new who floats into my limited orbit, but for the most part I’m not as on top of things as I used to be. Rhode Island has the most amazingly fertile, creative soil. There’s non-stop artistry and there’s this musical reinvention that always happens, which is pretty amazing. Boston has that too, but most of the people there came from somewhere else where in Rhode Island there are a lot of natives, which makes it a little bit different. RD: You mentioned earlier that you feel a little “terrified” about performing at The Salvation Cafe. Some musicians I know have said that they feel a little more nervous performing by themselves than performing with a band. So what do you do to calm the nerves when it’s just you and an acoustic guitar? TD: I’ve remedied that by asking people to come play with me tonight. I have Dave Narcizo, who I played with during my time in Throwing Muses; Fred Abong, who has played with me in both Throwing Muses and Belly; Gail Greenwood, who was in Belly with me; Bob Kendall and his brother are going to play; my husband is going to play; and Craig Jordan, who I’ve collaborated with a lot, is going to be on stage with me. So I’m having people stepping on and off with me all night. RD: So you kind of have an all-star collaboration thing going on. TD: Yea, I am a collaborator and a team player. I don’t like doing things by myself. For me, music is a communal experience so that’s how I always choose to do it.
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