Nixon's Upcoming Shows for 2011

Upcoming shows:

1/29 Grand Tarantula at Soda Bar $5
Local power pop band
http://www.myspace.com/grandtarantula

2/1 -- Vijay Iyer at The Loft $16-$26
The latest and greatest jazz piano young lion
http://www.vijay-iyer.com/

2/8 -- Eli "Paperboy" Reed Duo at The Casbah $12
Throw back soul
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=92130750&m=92983937

2/14 -- Ana Tijoux at The Casbah $8
Hip-hop en espanol y francaise
http://www.myspace.com/anitatijoux

2/19 -- Man or Astroman? at The Casbah $16
Supposed to be an insane live show, sci-fi surf rock
http://www.touchandgorecords.com/songs_videos/media.php?id=2247&type=audio
http://www.touchandgorecords.com/songs_videos/media.php?id=2210&type=audio
http://www.touchandgorecords.com/songs_videos/media.php?id=2280&type=audio

2/13 -- The Decemberists at House of Blues
indie rock
http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists

2/23 -- Beats Antique at Belly Up
World music influenced downtempo, cool stuff
http://www.myspace.com/beatsantique

2/27 -- Justin Townes Earle at The Casbah $15
Rootsy country-tinged singer-songwriter
http://www.myspace.com/justintownesearle

3/8 -- Morcheeba at House of Blues $20.50
Reunited with original singer, new album a step back in the right direction
http://www.morcheeba.co.uk/

3/11 -- Asobi Seksu at The Casbah $12
Female vocals, dreamy indie pop
http://www.myspace.com/asobiseksu

3/24 -- Sharon Van Etten at Soda Bar $10
Mellow folk, beautiful voice
http://www.myspace.com/sharonvanetten

4/29 -- Maceo Parker at The Belly Up $22
Melt your face funk
http://maceoparker.com/

Aloe Blacc tonight at The Casbah

I'm checking out the estimable Mr. Aloe Blacc at The Casbah tonight. He's supporting this year's release of "Good Things" on Stones Throw Records, in my opinion one of the best soul albums of the year. Blacc has a style similar to John Legend, but he's got a bit more range in his pipes and better production on his tunes. "Good Things" has a nice '70s analog feel to it, full of the warm sound and rounded edges you used to get in the studio when recording to tape. Looking forward to the show tonight. I'll check back with some thoughts post-Casbah.