Kick off the weekend THURSDAY (the 17th) with a recession-friendly evening with local legend MARK CUTLER & FRIENDS at the Greenwich Hotel (401.884.4200), 21+ and no cover. Downtown at Jerky's it's San Franciscans SLEEPY SUN and ASSEMBLE HEAD IN SUNBURST SOUND, call 401.621.2244 for details. A pair of noteworthy benefit shows on FRIDAY (the 18th): head to Firehouse 13 (401.270.1801) for a Rhode Island Vegan Awareness benefit show starring LOLITA BLACK, ST. JUDE, and Prayers For Atheists frontman JARED PAUL, all for only $8 at the door, and the Blackstone (401.726.2181) hosts the annual Punks For a Princess benefit gig in memory of seven-year old Kaitlyn Ferra, who died last year when her family's SUV was swept away during a flash flood in New Hampshire. The two-day roster includes THE AGENTS, THE JERKTONES, THE MCGUNKS, the excellent CHRIS EVIL & THE TAINTS, and more on Friday, and on SATURDAY (the 19th), BRUNT OF IT, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, REFUSE RESIST, and plenty others rock out for a great cause. Shows are $10 each, doors at 6 pm; visit punksforaprincess.com for more information. And MEN OF GREAT COURAGE (led by — who else? — MARK CUTLER) fire it up at the Penalty Box (401.331.8545) on North Main Street. Club Hell hosts Long Island's STEALING JANE with LION OF IDO, HART ATTACK, and Warwick ska troupe LEMON LIME TENNIS SHOES opening on SUNDAY (the 20th), and LA's lauded (Pitchfork-approved!) experi-noise act HEALTH appear with PICTUREPLANE supporting on MONDAY (the 21st); hit myspace.com/clubhelllive for details on both gigs. And on WEDNESDAY (the 23rd), it's a brutally entertaining lineup featuring WHITE MICE, OvO, and SUBARACHNOID SPACE at AS220. Admission is $6 at the door, call 401.831.9327.
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- Providence music news: February 27, 2009
Sling some shuffleboard while MARK CUTLER slings the six-string TONIGHT (the 26th) at Nick-a-Nee's
- What to do?
An embarrassment of riches
- Pink ribbons: Play hardball!
In ancient times, men appeased the gods by tossing female virgins into volcanoes and families left their newborn daughters on hillsides to die since girls were less "valuable" than boys.
- Sonic youth
After a pair of successful record-release gigs at Firehouse 13, Cali Smile will join an indie-rock bill on Friday (the 21st) at URI with locals the Coming Weak, the Noise Campaign, and Warwick's Dorado 30, to name a few — all for only $4 at the door.
- Keyed up
Johnny Lingo just may be the unabashed king of piano-pop ditties here in Li'l Rhody, as showcased on his recent full-length debut Shake It Off.
- Hoolies + Howlies + Dusty Rhodes
On THURSDAY (the 20th), Westerly's finest blues-roots crew THE HOOLIOS play a hometown gig at the revamped and renowned Knickerbocker, and have locked up the third Thursday of every month through '09 (401.596.4225).
- Back on the surf-rock sonar
'Tis the season for veteran surf-rock trio the Fathoms to usher in the warm weather when they play a free gig at Nick-a-Nee's on Saturday.
- 30 on 30
The Providence Phoenix celebrates 30 years with 30 interviews
- Boo-ya!
Maybe it’s because dressing up as the economy would be kind of lame, but I’m haven’t heard Jack O’Shit in the way of truly scary costume ideas this year.
- Wacko patrol: America's 25 scariest conservatives
Imagine what will happen once the relatively sane folks now running the White House and the Republican National Committee pack up and go home?
- Does not compute
Though he’s infamous for his aversion to computers, McCain is actually no Luddite.
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