Live at the Avon

Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:10 p.m.
Off the Couch
Catching up with the Low Anthem and more

On FRIDAY (the 16th), Dipset ringleader CAM'RON brings his absurdly abstract lyrical swagger (in full effect on his '09 release Crime Pays) to what will surely be a packed Jerky's (401.621.2244), and the Speakeasy inside Local 121 hosts the TIM TAYLOR BLUES BAND (401.274.2121). Start off your SATURDAY (the 17th) early with WBRU, which is continuing its 40th birfday celebration at Lupo's (401.331.5876) with AN HORSE, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, and SILVERSUN PICKUPS headlining; doors at 5 pm, $22 day of show. On SUNDAY (the 18th), Jerky's delivers locals MAKEUPBREAKUP, who recently released two tracks from their upcoming debut full-length Scents, along with Los Angeles ladies WARPAINT. A pair of ass-shaking gigs to get through the midweek drudgery; on TUESDAY (the 20th) it's TRIANGLE FOREST, hyperactive OAKLAND, Cali kid HAWNAY TROOF, and WIDE ON at AS220 (401.831.9327), and on WEDNESDAY (the 21st) SHARKS COME CRUISIN' celebrate a new release titled Providence Piers Sessions at the Box on North Main Street with Minneapolis party rockers PRETTY BOY THORSON (401.331.8545).

But it's the Avon Cinema on Thayer Street delivering the biggest show of the week, a triple-bill of "No-Scene Folk" tonight (THURSDAY the 15th) with locals BROWN BIRD, Sub Pop's DEATH VESSEL, and hometown heroes THE LOW ANTHEM ($14 at the door), who are kicking off a nationwide tour in Seattle this weekend before heading across the pond early next year. Their February '10 show at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London is already sold out, as the trio continues to work their widely-acclaimed album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. The WaterFire folks will donate a sound and lighting rig, and Trinity Brewhouse will be selling their potent brews during the show. A busy '09 already included appearances at a slew of festivals -- Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, SXSW, the Newport Folk bash, and Austin City Limits Fest, where we caught up with TLA bassist Jeff Prystowsky:

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