The crew here at Hidden Track hopes you’re having a wonderful Thanksgiving. The eats and the family fun/drama maybe be all gobbled up, but there’s still time to enjoy these 10 shows around the country this holiday weekend…
- moe. — Chicago, IL: Al Schnier makes his trimphant return to playing guitar after a bad bout with tendonitis took him out of action for a while [ed. note: Tricky Bill Belichick upgraded Al to “probable” earlier this week despite the certainty of his return]. Strong rumors of Umphrey’s McGee sit-ins can fly, but you didn’t hear that from me.
- RAQ — New York, NY: Ace and I will be checking out this Vermont band as they play a special three-set show in Brooklyn “On The L.”
- String Cheese Incident — Atlanta, GA: The band everybody loves to hate on plays their first shows since announcing the departure of Bill Nershi. Hoop it up, y’all.
- Wilco — Chicago, IL: The list of great concerts taking place in Chicago this weekend goes on forever. Besides the aforementioned moe. concerts, My Morning Jacket will be at the Riv, Wilco sets up camp at the Auditorium Theater, and Tenacious D blows the asses out of the UIC Pavilion. Something for everyone in the Windy City.
- My Morning Jacket/The Slip — Chicago, IL: There’s more buzz about this tour than any other right now; look for this one to sneak up on everybody as the Big Bad Turkey Show of the weekend.
- The Disco Biscuits — New York, NY: Bucking their normal New Year’s at the Hammerstein tradition, the Biscuits will play two raging Hammertime shows this weekend instead. Tilt yo’ hats, kidzzzzz.
- Lotus — Boston, MA: I got nuthin’ here.
- Tenacious D — Chicago, IL: JB and KG are everywhere these days, but it’s the Second City that gets ’em in time for stuffing.
- Perpetual Groove — Winston-Salem, NC: P-Groove continues to build its base, and over Thanksgiving they’re spending a weekend at the legendary club Ziggy’s. After a few years on the road, this band has certainly caught my attention with its original sound.
- Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood — New York, NY: When MSMW announced their tour dates, New York City was suspiciously absent. Luckily the band finally declared it would end the tour at the Bowery Ballroom, and all is right with the world. Welcome home.
So what shows are you seeing this weekend? Speak, dammit.
