SiriOm and Friends
The Trenton spiritualist – getting lifted at The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tonight - strums two sets percussion-groovy Afro-centric folklore. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All-ages.
The James Popik Trio
The guitar virtuoso from Hopewell – doing a free gig at the Trenton Marriott (1 W. Lafayette St., Trenton) tomorrow evening - finds salvation in Eric Clapton-fused jazz-rock. Show runs from 5 to 9. All-ages.
Chaos In Gotham
The South Carolina smart-core shakers - headlining Championships Sports Bar and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) tomorrow night - use melodic breakdowns, poetic squeals and random spoken word rants to get the message out that Boy Sets Fire, At The Drive In and Avail did their job influencing punk’s new young and the restless. Fans of The Refused and Texas Is the Reason should also take note. Show starts qt 9 p.m. Paths 2 Glory and The Mad Splatter, open. Tickets cost $8. 21-plus.
The Undead
As legend has it, the pro-pot former Misfit guitarist’s (Bobby Steele) spook-punk outfit re-constructed the lost Misfits record, “12 Hits From Hell,” in Halloween 2007, in spite of Glen Danzig and Jerry Only, who 30 years before scraped the record – and the future horror-core classics “Ghouls Night Out” and “I Turned Into A Martian” – after kicking Steele to the curb in exchange for Jerry Only’s little brother, Doyle. Well, that’s only punk rock folklore and history now. The Undead – headlining The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tomorrow night – have survived a postmortem of Steele’s past soured relationships (and three dead members) since the infamous exit from The Misfits, and many consider his band the driving force behind the notoriously raucous East Village hardcore scene of the early ’80s. Future Halloween classics will be the menu for tomorrow’s show, and promoters said a new CD would be available for purchase at the concert. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All-ages.
The Cryptkeeper Five
The iconic Trenton will get the zombie nation hip shaking to ’50s-style pulp-punk on Six Flags Great Adventure’s (1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson) Dead and Local stage tomorrow night. Show starts at 7. Divinity Destroyed and The Vivid Twisted play too. Free with admission to the park. All-ages.
DJ Randy Now
Who keeps Regan-era music alive? Randy! Randy! Who throws their own birthday parties? Well … I do. But so does … Randy! Randy! The fez-sporting radio icon celebrates 53 at Jester’s Café (233 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tomorrow night by mixing it up as if skinny ties were in style. Sets start at 10. Free. 21-plus.
Kate Voegele
The Cleveland cutie-pie’s acoustic-pop melodies – on tap for tomorrow night’s hyped showcase at The Wonder Bar (1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park) - are often heard as the drama calms on the superficial teen TV show, “One Tree Hill.” Remember Vanessa Carlton? No? Well, that’s what Voegele sounds like – minus the piano tickling. Show starts at 5. Green River Ordinance and Matt Koziol, open. Tickets cost $16 in advance, $18 at the door. All-ages.
This City Is Monster Free!
It’s impossible to resist sugary-sweet, chorus cuddles like, “Staying with someone to nowhere fast. Just a couple Skittles on the side walk,” found of the Hamilton pop rocker’s rumpus revenge track, “Voldemort Ain’t Got S*** On Me.” Somewhere Green Jello metal meltdowns seep into the Discount-delivered powder-puff girl-punk, but there’s never been another Tilt, and that’s a good enough reason to hit up these guys at Championships Sports Bar and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) Saturday afternoon. Show starts at noon. The Worst Is Yet To Come, A Lesser Evil, Floral Terrace, The Spin Room and Reckless round out the bill. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
DaddyGreenJeans
The prog-funk flyer’s mesmerizing jam-boree slides into McGuinn’s Place (1781 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence) on Saturday night. That’s three-hour of dancing, bra. Show starts at 10. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
The Royal Blues
The female-fronted Hopewell band – headlining The All Call Inn (214 Weber Ave., Ewing) Saturday night – play moody, Memphis-style rhythm and blues that’s as inspired by Bessie Smith as it is by Janis Joplin. Show starts at 9. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
The Sharkskins
The Philly “beach bingo beatniks,” opening for The Rip Chords at The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) on Saturday night, play slick surf music a la The Bomboras and Los Straightjackets. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $14 in advance, $16 at the door. All-ages.
VentanA
The masked industrial-metal minions of Mushroom Head drop into Championships Sports and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) Sunday afternoon with an angry – and ear-mutilating - new record, “American Survival Guide Vol. 1.” The combo of sinister synths, anvil-crushing percussion and horror-film sound effects gives off a Ramstein, Nine Inch Nails and Slipnot vibe. Show starts at 1 p.m. Helltrash, Triggered Impulse, Ashes of Your Enemy, Circle Down, The Kill Gene, Last (Red) Ember, Generation Empty, NoN-SToP! and Among the Forgotten open. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All-ages.
Scott Frost’s On The Beat concert listing appears in The Trentonian every Thursday. If your band is playing around town, email the On the Beat webline at djscott111@aol.com.
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