I Like Rock and Roll Music

So I'm going to see Wheat tonight at TT's. I was introduced to this band through a mix from a friend, and their album Hope and Adams will always be September and newly fallen leaves and crying in the rain. It's a beautiful album, very much a roller coaster ride. I tried to see them live in September, but went to the Jersey shore instead. The weird thing is, the first song I heard of theirs sounds nothing like anything else on that album, although the album is good. Wheat performed on WERS a few months ago, and I was displeased with the results. The singer can't actually sing and the performance was a little too dissonant. So tonight's show should be interesting. I have no idea what to expect. I may actually attempt to photograph this show. I have not shot at TT's since Catherine Wheel played there in 1994; the stage is too low and the lights are temperamental. I'll let you know how it goes.

Here are some upcoming good things in our fair city of Boston:

• Tarbox Ramblers - 12/21, the Burren
• Daniel Barrett Group - 1/10, Lizard Lounge
• Camper van Beethoven - 1/11, the Middle East
• Neil Finn (of Crowded House) - 2/1, Avalon (Yay!)
• Iron & Wine - 2/2, the Middle East
• Les Savy Fav and the Dismemberment Plan - 2/6, the Roxy

I have to say I almost had an orgasm on the subway when I saw that Iron & Wine is playing because The Creek Drank the Cradle landed high on my Top Ten Albums of the Year list.

Since we're on the subject of music, I have to tell you all that Jenn, our very own Ruby Fuss, was officially given her long-awaited night as Karaoke Mistress of Ceremonies at Charlie's in Harvard Square every Tuesday night. She will be taking her irrepressible drive to control the music at parties to the extreme and becoming Superhero DJ Jazzy Jenn. The best part? Her foreign-speaking new boss named her karaoke night "Talent Race," which is perfectly weird. I don't plan on singing on account of my neurotic stage fright, however, you can bet I'll be there. I wouldn't dare miss all the hipsters and mod kids wailing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" over the last call bell.