Friday, January 8th @Anteroom: Folk-Lords / Helado Negro / The Voice of Saturn  8:00, $10

Last August I wrote about an upcoming Folk-Lords show, predicting goodness. And indeed goodness came, in abundance, like a gentle storm from heaven, and everyone was gladdened, and washed clean, and all was well. Waynesboro-bred jazz hero Jason Ajemian and his crew of adventurous fellow-travelers brought all kinds of dense, chunky, swirling sonic satisfactions as well as good spirits and a generously anti-zombie point of view. It was one of the best shows I saw last year, and far better than most of the ones I did not see as well.

I have not yet made it to a Helado Negro performance, though he too is no stranger to Charlottesville. Google records indicate he played at the Tea Bazaar back in 2009 ( sharing the bill with… Jason Ajemian) as well as a few times since. He generally seems to sing to his own electronic tracks, to great effect and giving much pleasure to the people (or gente), but I have received a tweet from Baltimore which suggests that Folk-Lords are backing him on this tour, which should a stirring and flavorful delight.

There is no way this show is not worth your time and your Hamilton, so any further further comment or exhortation would be superfluous.