Corin Tucker

Thu., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $13, with The Hungry Ghost, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.

by M.J. Fine

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Published: Oct 27, 2010

[ rock/pop ]

If Heavens to Betsy was the holy racket of newly radicalized college students, and Sleater-Kinney the articulated rage of socially conscious twentysomethings confronted with the injustice of the world outside their scene, the Corin Tucker Band is the tension-filled long-distance call to a husband who's away on a business trip for the millionth time. Like most 37-year-old moms, Tucker's been focusing on family and work, and music's been on the back burner. But most 37-year-old moms don't have that iconic vibrato, and with 1,000 Years (Kill Rock Stars), Tucker puts it to good use. The recession rocker "Thrift Store Coats" shows she's kept an eye on the world, but more personal tracks, like "Doubt" and "Handed Love," prove she hasn't lost her fire or her spark.

Thu., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $13, with The Hungry Ghost, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.

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