Weekend Ideas: May 29, 2015

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May closes out with a full plate of live music. Seinabo Sey has already made waves in her native Sweden, where she was Best New Artist at her country’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards and performed at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. But now the Gambian-bred soul singer is ready to tackle the U.S. with her resolute voice and electronics-rooted delivery, playing the Brighton Music Hall on Friday. The same night, congas ace Poncho Sanchez brings his seasoned Latin jazz grooves to Scullers Jazz Club. And gonzo slide-guitar virtuoso Dave Tronzo graces the Lizard Lounge with a solo set sure to tap his tackle box of odd slide implements before he joins adventurous local institution Club d’Elf for a late set of Moroccan/dub/jazz fusion grooves.

Saturday yields the Awesome Day Festival, a celebration of Allston “Rock City” with 27 bands at four venues, including Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble winners Zip Tie Handcuffs and Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys at Great Scott, Kudgel and Guillermo Sexo at O’Briens Pub, Freezepop and Petty Morals at Wonder Bar and even a Model Café matinee with Sarah Borges and Dan Nicklin. Here’s the full, awesome lowdown. Saturday also offers the cinematic spell of Montreal’s experimental cabaret-pop singer/band Patrick Watson (pictured above) on a cool double bill with the Low Anthem at the Sinclair, savvy jazz-blues chanteuse Catherine Russell at Scullers, and raw-and-rowdy LA punks Fidlar at the Paradise Rock Club (before they attack Boston Calling in September). And on Sunday, Detroit’s Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas stir up Great Scott with their sultry, sizzling amalgam of rock, R&B, gospel, psych, garage and Latin music.


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