Notes on Darkbuster, Frank Smith, and Bang Camaro
By JIM SULLIVAN | February 13, 2007
Darkbuster |
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones started it with their yearly Yuletide multi-night “Hometown Throwdown,†which ended after 2002. Now DARKBUSTER have revived the tradition with their “Hometown Throwup,†which in its second year takes over the Abbey Lounge February 18-24. Darkbuster frontman Lenny Lashley admits they stole the idea: “When we played the Throwdown in ’99, it was one of the best gigs we ever got, and it was such a great event. We can’t do it on the Bosstones’ level, but we can have seven good nights with different bands on the bill.†A Weakness for Spirits (2005) is Darkbuster’s most recent album, but a comp is due this summer: Out of the Gutter: B-Sides, Unreleased & Covers. . . . JULIANA HATFIELD has plucked FRANK SMITH — Aaron Sinclair’s band — to back her in the studio for a six-song EP tentatively called Juliana Hatfield and Frank Smith, Sittin’ in a Tree. Frank Smith will then relocate to Austin, where they’ll play South by Southwest next month. They play their farewell show at Great Scott February 24. . . . The STERNS will release Sinners Stick Together (Ominirox) March 13; at the moment they’re on a national tour that comes to Great Scott February 21. . . . Ska band the Allstonians, who perform intermittently these days, return to the stage at the Second Annual Evacuation Day Extravaganza at the Middle East upstairs March 17 with folk-punkers BREAD & ROSES and DJ BENNI CHASA. . . . On the video front: BANG CAMARO’s first one is for “Push Push (Lady Lightning)â€; it’s directed by Adam Moyer, who is a DP for the reality-TV show American Chopper. MySpace heard the buzz on the multi-vocalist hard-rock band and will feature them the week of the group’s CD-release party at the Paradise February 24.
On the Web
Darkbuster: //www.darkbuster.net/
Frank Smith: //www.franksmithmusic.com/
Bang Camaro: //www.bangcamaro.com
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Jim Sullivan:jimsullivanink@verizon.net
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