(But you don’t have to shake their hands. They’ll probably be sweaty from rockin’ out.) Beth mentioned this already, but there’s been a time change since Monday, and reminders never hurt. Local rootsy rockers The ‘Mericans will celebrate their album release tonight at The Met with support from Boston’s Scarce and Providence’s Tig & Bean. …
[youtube]37k3aEWGMBA[/youtube] Recently reunited trio Scarce have been playing here and there for the last year-and-a-half or so, and tomorrow night they’re going to be at Jerky’s. As part of the wave of Boston-area alternative bands to get major record deals in the mid-nineties, things looked really promising for Scarce until fate intervened; shortly before the …
Joyce Raskin, author of Aching To Be will be at the Books on the Square this evening. Aching to Be is the true story of the band Scarce, as told by bass player Raskin. Scarce seemed poised for success in 1994 when their lead singer became critically ill and the band’s future looked pretty bleak. …