Kevin Bronson on February 10th, 2011

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Things to consider to quell those surprise-show anxiety attacks:

‣ Shadow Shadow Shade continues its residency at the Satellite – I’m fresh out of superlatives for how this band can lift your live – and for Week 2 Le Switch, Chasing Kings and the Hundred Days.
‣ Futuresounds’ monthly Rumble event moves from 3 Clubs to the Echoplex – the free show features two good up-and-comers, Hands and Letting Up Despite Great Faults.
‣ Eli “Paperboy” Reed gets all soulful at the Troubadour.
‣ Local funk merchants Breakestra, joined by Simple Citizens, play the Echo.
‣ Lovers Drugs, Brooklyn’s Atomic Tom and Maniac play the Bootleg Theater. That’s Lovers Drugs’ video for “Into the Light,” above.
‣ And it’s a big night of New Orleans music at the Mint: The Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars offers Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, New Orleans’ Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Vidacovich and Waylon Thibodeaux.

Not to mention:

Falling Still at the Silverlake Lounge
The Cigarette Bums and Pool Honeys at Lot 1 Cafe
Nasty Souls at the Viper Room
Kodo at Disney Hall
Garfunkel and Oatesat Largo
Ky-Mani Marley at the Roxy
Nick Oliveri at the Show Cave

Secret Sisters and Lelia Broussard at the Hotel Cafe