5 Live Music Musts: Friday, June 7th

Friday, June 07, 2013

Rob Duguay + Ken Abrams, GoLocalProv Music Critics

 

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The coolest band on the planet will be taking over The Narrows this weekend--Los Straitjackets.

Some hard choices to reach only Five Music Musts this week …

Miss the “old folky” days?  Well, they’re back tonight as The Kingston Trio visits the Park Theatre in Cranston. The hugely influential folk trio rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s when the folk genre saw its heyday. They achieved enormous commercial success, with numerous top selling singles and albums.  The show is at 7:30 and tickets start at $25.

Also on Friday, Boston singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan plays at the Narrows Center.  A member of the alt-country outfit Crooked Still, O’Donovan is releasing her first solo album next week. The album, Fossils, is highly touted; it was featured in the New York Times last Sunday, and chosen as one of the seasons must-hear albums by Rolling Stone.  Show is at 8:00 – Tickets are $20.

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On Saturday, June 8, Los Straitjackets, perhaps the coolest band on the planet, play at The Narrows Center. Whether looking sharp in their matching suits and Mexican wrestling masks or playing their decked out DiPinto surf guitars, Los Straitjackets are a sight and a sound to behold.  Massachusetts native and local fav Sarah Borges opens the show at 8 o'clock—tickets are $20.

Los Angeles garage-punk band The Lovely Bad Things will be making a stop at Fete in Providence on Saturday, June 8th fresh off of touring with indie acts Best Coast and Guards. Wyatt Blair will be opening the show, it all starts at 9pm and tickets are $10.

Also on Saturday night, Calexico appears at The Met. Named after a border town in California, the Tucson, Arizona band brings a tex-mex sound, adding a New Orleans vibe on their latest album, Algiers. Let’s hope they cover the 1967 Love classic “Alone Again Or”.  Show is 9:00 - Tickets are $25 in advance – look for a review next week right here at GoLocalProv!

 

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