Monday, 30 June 2008

Gigs around town

BLONDIE
After a solo fling last year with her “Necessary Evil” CD, Deborah Harry returns to her more familiar post leading Blondie, which is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its landmark release, “Parallel Lines,” by performing the entire album. Tonight at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, 508-775-6630; tomorrow at South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, 781-383-9850.
CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR



The band name says it all. Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Middle East, Cambridge, 617-884-EAST.
ESKI ESKO
Pronounced ex-ee ex-oh, this local progressive six-piece (the new incarnation of what was previously called On Fire) marks the release of a new CD, “I Am Your Bastard Wings.” Caspian, Hooray For Earth and Taxpayer also perform. Tomorrow at the Paradise, 617-562-8800.
LUCY KAPLANSKY
A one-time singing partner of Shawn Colvin, Kaplansky’s charm lies in her calming, girlish vocal qualities and compelling interpersonal insights gleaned from her experience as a psychologist. Tonight at Club Passim, Cambridge, 617-492-7679.
LYRES
The Boston garage legends return. Tonight at the Middle East, Cambridge, 617-864-EAST.
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND/CLARE AND THE REASONS
Shara Worden’s disarming blend of classical styles with scratchy guitar and bits of electronica makes My Brightest Diamond a one-of-a-kind musical experience. Local bluesman Geoff Muldaur’s daughter Clare and her Brooklyn-based band, the Reasons, fill the opening slot with close harmonies and old-timey flair.
Tonight at Berklee Performance Center, 617-747-2261.
STEVIE NICKS
Maybe, as reported, the Fleetwood Mac songstress hasn’t changed her set list since last summer, but count on Nicks to switch shawls every so often. Sunday at Bank of America Pavilion, 617-728-1600.
PHIL LESH AND FRIENDS/LEVON HELM