Joining the ranks of the noisemakers will be a handful of local luminaries. Larkin Grimm, an Appalachian-style outsider artists who has lately been on tour in Europe will play, as will Marissa Nadler, Black Forest/Black SeaUrdog, and Lightning Bolt. “This is the festival for people who are really into music,” he says.
Terrastock will take place at AS220 and the adjoining Pell Chafee Performance Center (aka the “bank building”), a space that was recently renovated by Trinity Rep. “It’s an unbelievably beautiful space,” says Alexander, “and it holds up to 500 people.” AS220 will serve as the side stage and in the center of the two is Perishable Theater, which will be the info booth and the record fair center. For more information about Terrastock 6, including an up-to-date listing of performers, visit www.terrascope.co.uk.
Back in black
Don McCann, formerly of Jiya and Moneypenny, has a brand new, spit-polished rockin’ boogie act called Black Honey and they just released their debut disc, Cadillac Soul. Consisting of bassist Fred Bortolotti, keyboardist Johnny Juxo, and drummer Ben Banning, the band has a downhome vibe that recalls gritty heroes like Skynyrd, the Stones, and other rollickin’ high-decibel rockers on groovy tunes such as “18,” “It’s In Her Blood,” and “Rearview Blues.” The disc was produced by Bortolotti, who has worked with Jimmy Miller (Rolling Stones) and Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin) and did time on the recording truck that produced the Black Crowes live disc back in ’01. They’ll be celebrating their release this Sunday (the 5th) at Cats with Green Fire and Matt Gosselin opening. Call 401.722.0150.
Wandering eye
Jeri Verdi and the Jeepsters will be playing the White Horse Pub on Friday (the 3rd), which is on Putnam Pike in Chepachet. Aubrey Atwater will present traditional music for children on Saturday (the 4th) at 11 am at the Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland. Admission is $4 for kids and $6 for adults. Call 401.725.9272. Next Thursday (the 9th), there’s a scorcher at the Living Room with Neutral Nation and Flashlight Brown setting the stage for the Slackers. Call 401.521.5200.
And file this under: Start Making Plans Now — the Rhythm & Roots Festival honchos have already booked Los Lobos and Robert Cray as headliners for this year’s Labor Day weekend fest in Charlestown.
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