This just in from local alt-country duo-turned-supergroup (originally Burette Douglass & Bill Mullins, now also featuring Creston Lea and Steve Hadeka on bass and drums, respectively) The Lonestar Chain, which I assume is a reference to songwriter Burette Douglas’ native Texas and not the character Lone Star from Spaceballs — that reminds me, does anyone want to start a hardcore band called Dark Helmet?

Anyway, the boys have a not-so-super-secret gig tomorrow night (Thursday) at The Bakery at 10:30. It should serve as a good warmup for Monday’s opening slot with The Gourds (a personal favorite) at the HG Showcase Lounge. I haven’t heard anything about other acts on the bill as of yet, but The Bakery is a great space. And no, I’m not really supposed to tell you where it is. If you don’t know . . .

What I can tell you is that the “Ghetto Advance Copy” of Lonestar Chain’s new disc is terrific, especially if you love rootsy Golden Smog-esque country-rock, which, of course, I do.

 

Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to see rock shows for a living. He became assistant arts editor in 2017 and culture coeditor in 2021. Bolles has received numerous local and national awards for his writing on Vermont arts, sports and the occasional celebrity canine murder mystery. He loves...

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  1. I’ll start the band with you only if I get to write a song called “Across Her Nose(Not Up It).”

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