Well, boys and girls, the end is rapidly approaching, and I've got a few more events to talk about before my tenure in this little black and grey shaded box is over.
Tonight at the Recher Theatre, Toots and the Maytals will be playing a show with Johnstone and the Low Life. Toots Hibbert, one of the greatest ska and reggae vocalists still around, is a Studio One player who formed the first variation of the Maytals in 1962. Among some of the more impressive points on his resume, Hibbert was the first to coin the term "reggae" in his "Do the Reggay" single, dating from 1968. It's $20 to get in, with doors opening at 8 p.m. Check out http://www.rechertheatre.com for more details.
On Saturday night at the Recher Theatre, the aptly named Dave Matthews Cover Band will be doing a show. What's better than the original thing, you might wonder? Perhaps a band that has no pretensions about what it does; it simply covers Dave Matthews tunes. I think that career would drive me to the bottle. I mean, I guess "Ants Marching" was an okay tune ... in like 1995. Anyway, if you're into this sort of thing, it's between $10 and $15 and doors open at 9 p.m. Check out http://www.rechertheatre.com for more information.
Also, this Saturday at the Redwood Trust, Dieselboy is coming to their weekly Buzz event for an evening of drum n' bass. Mastermind behind the 6ixth Session album, the best selling drum n' bass mix of all time, Dieselboy always offers up a wonderful show. It's $10 for members or $15 for non-members. Check out http://www.buzzlife.com for more details.
