Say Anything at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Things are looking much better these days for Say Anything frontman Max Bemis, and the group’s new self-titled album (out today on RCA) proves it. The band plays the first of two local gigs tonight: just enough time for you to read Hank Shteamer’s feature on Bemis and the boys, then head down for the show.
Bushwick Book Club: On the Origin of Species at Goodbye Blue Monday
Franz Nicolay, Susan Hwang, Dave Novak and other local luminaries offer a melodic tribute to Charles Darwin’s (r)evolutionary tome.
Noah and the Whale at the Mercury Lounge
A breakup is a terrible thing to endure, yet it can be a thrill to listen to a gifted songwriter recount amorous woe. Charlie Fink and his bandmates offer potent proof during their second show of the week.
The Mahavishnu Project at Drom
Whether you remember the days of blazing jazz-rock fusion or not, you won’t soon forget seeing drummer Gregg Bendian rolling sextuplets across his kit amid blazing guitars, violin and keyboards.
WBGO Champions of Jazz with the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra and more at the Rose Theater
The local jazz community would be far poorer without the efforts of Newark radio station WBGO-FM, which celebrates its 30th anniversary by turning the spotlight on its own honorees: saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera and Downbeat magazine.
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