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Eric Salt @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 9.20.2011

Just about a year ago, the Springsteen faithful gathered at TT’s for a tribute show. The thing I remember the most about that night* was Eric Salt blowing everyone away with his version of “She’s The One”. Still one of the best covers I’ve heard. He was playing as part of Jenny Dee & Friends that night, but when they gave him the mic he absolutely stole the show… from everyone.

With that memory burned in my brain I was happy to hear that Eric Salt was taking part in this year’s Springsteen tribute. Eric and his band delivered. I’m going to propose a local club rule wherein every Bruce Springsteen tribute in the Boston area must have Eric Salt and Uke Springsteen on the bill. It’ll be like the “two-week rule”, but nobody will complain.

* Aside from playing with Jonny Pape in a band that would eventually become Paper Snakes, of course.

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Uke Springsteen @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 9.20.2011

I love Uke Springsteen. I really do. I’ve raved about him in the past. A Uke Springsteen set is heartfelt and hysterical in equal measures.

I’ve often thought that Uke’s version of “Atlantic City” is the work of a genius. Well, I can now say his version of “Blinded By The Light” is just as brilliant.

Amazing.

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Brendan Little & Emily Pilowa @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 9.20.2011

Brendan Little took to the TT’s stage as part of a Bruce Springsteen tribute night. For two songs he was joined by Emily Pilowa on vocals. He then performed a pair of songs on his own, including a stark version of “Born In The USA”.

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Matt York @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 9.20.2011

Matt York does a mean Springsteen cover. He opened the “Happy Birthday Boss, Goodbye Big Man…” show at TT’s on Tuesday night.

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Corvette Somerville @ The Rosebud Bar 9.10.2011

The hot one is coming!

The MixTape series has a history of turning out one-off groups. Corvette Somerville is one such band. This band was as tricked out as the vehicle in the movie they punned their name from.

Oh yeah, any event that ends with Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” is OK by me.*

* Like my wedding.

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Thick As Thieves @ The Rosebud Bar 9.10.2011

Cheap Trick, Player, The Who, Gerry Rafferty… Thick As Thieves present the hits of 1978!

Oh, the fun that is the MixTape series. These guys covered a wide range of ’70s styles with a little help from Oranjuly’s Brian King. The hits just kept on coming. For a rousing rendition of the Toto classic, “Hold The Line”, the band was joined by, you guessed it, Davina Yannetty…

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Davina Yannetty @ The Rosebud Bar 9.10.2011

Davina Yannetty was all over MixTape 1978. You may have just seen her jump up on stage with Nate Rogers to sing some harmony vocals. You may yet see her spontaneously join Thick As Thieves for a killer rendition of Toto’s “Hold The Line”.  For now, here she is performing solo with her ukulele (and wah-wah pedal), you know, except for when she was joined by Josh Pickering on “Stayin’ Alive”. It’s all so complicated.

Hey! Here’s a little thing I learned from Davina Yannetty at MixTape 1978: You can do an amazing cover of “Renegade” by Styx with just vocals and ukulele.*

* Well, I don’t know if you can, but Davina can.

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Nate Rogers @ The Rosebud Bar 9.10.2011

Nate Rogers is the mastermind behind the Boston Band Crush MixTape series. For MixTape 1978, he decided to have a few MixTape veterans open the night with short acoustic sets.* Nate himself even got up on the newly carpeted Rosebud stage to perform Billy Joel’s “My Life” and Clapton’s “Lay Down Sally”. Davina Yanetty, another MixTape alumnus, jumped up to sing harmonies… for the entire set. She does that.

Kudos to the bearded one for putting together a fun night in the rock n’ roll time machine.

Full Disclosure: Nicole Anguish of Daykamp Creative did the bitchin’ poster for this show. Check it out here.

* Unfortunately I do not have any photos of the fine sets by MacKenzie and Stu of This Blue Heaven or Dave Mirabella of The Rationales. Rest assured, they were most enjoyable.

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Bo & Rachel @ P.A.’s Lounge 8.31.3011

Bo Barringer and Rachel Arnold are mesmerizing together. Their set at P.A.’s was dark and beautifully textured.