The Twangbusters bust into Somerville with their danceable blend of rootsy blues, boogie & hillbilly bop at Cantina La Mexicana, 247 Washington St. (Union Square), Somerville. No cover. Info: (617) 776 5232 or http://www.lataqueria.us. Though new to the music scene, the Twangbusters are a quartet of well-known Massachusetts roots musicians recently named as a band to watch in Worcester Magazine's "Notes on the Rise". With a voice that's been described as "Patsy Cline meets Bessie Smith", the band features dynamo Paula Bradley (Girl Howdy, Uncle Earl) on piano, ukulele and vocals, Brian Rost (Tarbox Ramblers) on upright bass, Texas dancehall veteran drummer "Wild Bill" Nadeau (Junior Crow, The Derailers), and SPECIAL GUEST Boston's own Frankie Blandino (The Spurs, The Fathoms) on electric guitar. The Twangbusters deftly mix their passion for American roots music into a musical cocktail of boogie, blues and hillbilly bop - you'll be shaken and stirred! www.reverbnation.com/twangbusters.
