Club Notes, Thursday, June 25, 2009

Join Arsenault on Thursday, June 25, in a chat with Vinnie Pendleton, Scott Brown and Jamie Briere of the band Orange Diesel at noon on WCUW 91.3 FM. The band debuts Saturday night with a show at the Lucky Dog Music Hall.

On Thursday, the acoustic duo Animal Crackers is at 55 Pearl; poet Cowboy Matt opens for Sweet Hollow Drive and more at Ralph's; Brooks Milgate and Jeff Burch is with Duncan Arsenault at the Dive; Same Mistake Twice opens for the mighty Flock at the Lucky Dog; Chet Williamson's calling his band Organ Eyes at Nick's; and Intermission headlines Tammany Hall.

On Friday, Andy Cummings is with Johnny Moore at PJ's; Lisa and Brett sing at Oxford's; Stop is the New Go, Your Favorite Ex and more rock QVCC; Duke Robillard is the act at the Jazz at Sunset series at the EcoTarium; Will Roos hits the back room at London Billiards; Propain and Sworn Enemy headline the Palladium; Guerrero's back – briefly – for a show at the Middle East; Bullethead is with Tool tribute Mantra at The Raven; The Chicken Slacks make Friday funky at Ralph's; the Delta Generators crank out the rock-flavored blues at The Dive Bar; the Guns of Navarone headline Tammany Hall; Skullfunked returns to the Irish Times; speaking of Irish, Black Sheep is down at the Fiddler's Green; The Cosby Sweaters sing '80s pop stuff at Biagio's; Jason James tears up the Blue Plate; the mighty Clutch Grabwell blasts Gilreins; the Joshua Tree pays tribute to U2 at Boston Billiards; Moonshine joins Rusty Crow at Chaser's; and DPR is with the funky Fear Nuttin' Band at the Lucky Dog.

On Saturday, Uncle Billy's Smokehouse packs the Galway Bay; Tuesdays with Morrie, Half Hearted, Comeback and more join the lineup at QVCC; Bill McCarthy's singing at Junior's Pizza; the Silverbacks return to Greendale's; Reach the Sky is with Loss for Words at the Palladium; Rose Colored Glasses tries out the Emerald Isle; Vulgarrity joins Gold Star Campaign at Ralph's; Still Aggravated rocks PJ's; Go Gadget Go! is down at The Nines; Clamdigger's down in Southbridge at the Pump House; and Rugged Road debuts at the Blue Plate.

Sunday, of course Jon Short's at Vincent's; and this week, Jason James is at Nick's.

Other events:

On Friday, Mechanics Hall is home to Gala en Verano 2009 Latin Dance Party, a tribute to Caribbean music with the Eduardo Ortiz Orchestra and many more. It starts at 8 p.m. Also, enjoy ballroom dancing with Elliot Lockwood at the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center. Changes in Latitude pays tribute to Jimmy Buffet with a show that includes members of Jimmy's Coral Reefer Band at Indian Ranch in Webster.

On Saturday, Higgins Armory hosts a Celtic Arms and Armor Show at 3 p.m.

On Sunday, the Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary hosts an early morning nature program called “Skull Detectives.” And Our Lady of Mount Carmel hosts the annual Asian Festival all day.