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Published: Nov 8, 2006

Rock/pop

It's been a long road for Scritti Politti's Green Gartside from the Marxist post-punk of the early '80s to the ethereal soul of White Bread Black Beer, which finds the onetime pop star singing and playing every note himself. Apart from a fondness for starch, the album's title tips Gartside's fondness for mixing cultures, which might explain why White Bread sounds like the fruit of an unimaginable collaboration between Brian Wilson and Timbaland.

Thu., Nov. 9, 9 p.m., $15, with Jeffrey Lewis and Creeping Weeds, North Star Bar, 27th and Poplar sts., 866-468-7619, www.northstarbar.com.

classical

In music, as in life, the meeting of the fresh and the venerable can produce remarkable results. Case in point: the wonderful young ensemble, the Brentano Quartet, joining forces with one of the great pianistic talents of our time, Mitsuko Uchida. They collaborate in a Mozart piano quartet, as well as the magisterial Schumann Piano Quintet in E Flat Major. The kids are on their own for a dose of Bartók.

Thu., Nov. 9, 8 p.m., $22-$26, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-569-8080, www.kimmelcenter.org.

MEtal

They're not exactly Metalocalypse, but the Swiss metal godfathers in Celtic Frost do have an air of silly grandeur about them. Here's a recent blog entry by The Crow-esque frontman Warrior: "Those who do not possess humbleness, fail to understand the higher concept of humility, and deride deference. So be it. Unless they have infiltrated our circle. Then they shall not last." I don't know what he means but the dude is hardcore.

Fri., Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $21, with Goatwhore, The Starlight Ballroom, 460 N. Ninth St., 866-468-7619, www.r5productions.com.

Rock/pop

Like the protagonist of a noir novel, Steve Wynn has the tendency to get the stuffing knocked out of him on his way to the truth. "I fall down easy but I get up slow," he sings on ... Tick ... Tick ... Tick. "I really, really hope that the bruises don't show." The ex-Dream Syndicate frontman comes by the influence honestly: ... Tick features a collaboration with crime novelist George Pelecanos, and he once issued a rarities collection titled Take Your Flunky and Dangle, after a line from the neo-noir classic Miller's Crossing.

Fri., Nov. 10, 10 p.m., $8-$12, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com.

pop/jazz

Both a bandleader and in-demand session player, bassist Brian Bromberg readily goes with the flow and can rock out, smooth jazz it or go traditional. On his recent disc Wood II (Artistry Music), Bromberg gets all warm and cozy with the big upright, where his penchant for intricate improvisation and layered melodies is front and center.

Sun., Nov. 12, 7 and 9 p.m., $25, Zanzibar Blue, 200 S. Broad St., 215-732-4500, www.zanzibarblue.com.

Rock/pop

We'd all like to hear a new album from Brian McTear's Bitter, Bitter Weeks, cuz it's been far too long since he enacted the haunting Revenge. MySpace tells us that Peace Is Burning Like a River is oh-so-close to done. Which means you will, for all intents and purposes, hear it when McTear straps on the acoustic guitar and cranks up that bitter honey voice, because BBW is one of those outfits that's as intimate and tremble-inducing on record as live. And if the tracks they've posted online are any indication, there's bound to be a bit more rocking this time out.

Thu., Nov. 9, 9 p.m., $8, with The Trolleyvox, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-569-9700, www.thekhyber.com.

 

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