March 11, Smith’s Olde Bar: Paul Thorn, the sweetest preacher’s-son-turned-boxer-turned-country-&-twang-singer ever to come out of Mississippi. He’s great live. If he doesn’t play “Burn Down the Trailer Park,” let me know and I will cry for you.

March 25, The Earl: Guitar Wolf. If Social Distortion had a twin band, only the twin band was Japanese and goofy and slightly inclined towards science fiction, this would be it. Having seen them at CBGB, I can testify that they rock QUITE hard, and while they deserve a large audience, if y’all sell out this show before I can get tickets I will hurt large numbers of you.