Our top gig for tonight—Easy Star All-Stars at Stuyvesant Town Oval—is a bit controversial, at least in the aesthetic sense. Some TONY Music staffers, such as Colin St. John, who previewed the show, love this good-time outfit’s weed-addled riffs on tunes by Floyd, Radiohead and the Beatles. Others of us find the whole concept just a bit corny. But why get bent out of shape when the show in question is free? Check out this trailer for the group’s recent Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band and see which camp you fall into.
Not your speed? Try these:
Singular young songsmith Christina Courtin—who recently taped an exclusive live video for the Volume—celebrates her brand-new Nonesuch debut at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
Weird and wondrous local experimental crew Zs—featured in TONY back in ’07—plays behind a new Social Registry EP at Secret Project Robot.
Spelling-challenged yet charismatic rapper Fabolous spews rhymes at B.B. King’s.
Clever Nashville hillbilly Paul Burch gives a sneak preview of his forthcoming Still Your Man disc at Lakeside Lounge.
Laid-back saxman Joel Frahm offers classically styled jazz at Salon (at Arthur’s IP).
