In PlayBackStL!

The TwangBang is celebrating a successful first year of showcasing the finest in local alt.country/blues/bluegrass/americana/rockabilly/etc. (along with some great like-minded national acts) with a night of Brotherly Love, Live at the Venice Cafe (1901 Pestalozzi, 314-772-5994), December 9 with Maid*Rite (the loveliest ladies of the alt.country scene), the Bottoms Up Blues Gang (the hardest working blues band in the Lou) and Strawfoot (dirge country pioneers and local favorites). As the show title suggests, the Andrews brothers, who each play in one of the featured bands (BUBG and Strawfoot) will be wailing on their harps all night long. We hope that the night does not devolve into a little brotherly smackdown as the poster suggests. In related news, Strawfoot is putting the final touches on their long awaited and much anticipated debut LP, Chasing Locusts, due out this winter. Further information on the TwangBang at http://www.myspace.com/thetwangbang.