By Michael Grigelevich

Back when wearing shorts with Doc Martens and ripping off Neil Young was the order of the day, Providence’s Six Finger Satellite donned suits, signed to Sub Pop, and released a string of near-perfect records of the electro, post-punk variety. Critics and listeners loved and feared them: 6FS’s coldness and penchant for disturbing lyrics and personal appearance – see the photo inside the “Massive Cocaine Seizure” 7″, for example – came across as both refreshing and terrifying. 6FS plowed through the 90s making records that still make any contemporary band playing in similar genres look pedestrian (The Rapture, anyone?), toured with giants like the Jesus Lizard, and even landed a video on Beavis and Butthead (“Parlor Games”). more »

Joel Thibodeau was a Providence person but now he’s out in the Pacific Northwest somewhere, making cool music though. His thing, Death Vessel, with its twisting and turning eclectic prog-folk, features various assorted guest musicians of the local and non-local variety. DV have put out stuff on Sub Pop and Kill Rock Stars, so you know, legit. Callers are dark, dreamy, and beautiful. Small, intimate acoustic noir and stormy vocals, I’d classify it as wine-drinking music. Gardening-at-night music. Micah Blue Smaldone and Quaky Blue share the bill. AS220, 9pm $7