Fri 2/22 @ 8:30PM
Rachel Brown fronts Rachel & the Beatnik Playboys, who’ll celebrate the release of their debut CD Just Look My Way tonight at the Beachland Tavern. Vocalist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Brown’s been performing since she was a teenager 25 years ago, and it shows in her smooth vocals, which shift gears easily from sassy and bubbly to rueful and heartbroken.
The music she and her seasoned band — bassist Bill Watson, drummer Roy King and guitarist Dave Huddleston — produce is diverse, with traces of rock, blues, jazz and swing. But it leans most strongly in the direction of retro honky-tonk country, evoking the spirits of George Jones, Kitty Wells, and Merle Haggard. Nate Jones and Jason Patrick Meyers open the show. Cover is $8.
http://RachelAndTheBeatnikPlayboys.com