J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices, just plain country from Brattleboro.


The Weight: American rock 'n' roll from Brooklyn


Happy Birthday: Sub-Pop recording artist from Brattleboro.



9 p.m., Sat. June 19 at Club Helskini, 405 Columbia St., Hudson, NY 12534

Tickets are $10 for WGXC Founding Members in advance; $12 for others in advance; and $15 for all at door. All proceeds will go to help launch the very exciting new community radio station for Columbia and Greene counties, WGXC. Check out www.wgxc.org for more info.






On Saturday, May 19, three bands will take the newly-opened stage of Club Helsinki by storm. Comprising an unrelenting cross-section of American music today, all three acts have more than just old friendships in common: None of them have left a stage in the last year without everyone in the room sweaty, wild-eyed, and screaming for more. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see three bands that are truly shaking the foundations of independent music, all on one stage.



Because of their love for independent community radio, these bands are travelling all the way to Hudson to play this blowout benefit for this area's soon-to-be very own community radio station, WGXC: Hands-On Radio. The station is gearing up for its grand launch onto the airwaves this fall, and just needs to raise the remaining bucks to do so. So come out, get moving, and help make it happen.



for more info check out:

www.wgxc.org



The Weight: If this doesn't move your body, all hope is lost. "While there's certainly no shortage of classic rock / Americana revival bands in Brooklyn these days, The Weight... have the drawl and enthusiasm to make the rest sound like they're reading off cue cards." -Vice Magazine



Happy Birthday, with their self-titled debut on Sub Pop records (L7, Nirvana, Reverend Horton Heat, etc.) are making waves. Poppy, sour-bubblegum waves. The kind that makes you keep chewing even though it makes your mouth water too much, your eyes tear, and your feet propel your body up and down off the floor. The kind of wave that makes you smile and dance until it hurts. A lot.



J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices play old-fashioned Honky Tonk. Period. If you wanna two-step, if you wanna cry in your drink, or if you just like scruffy young fellas in Wranglers, find them in a low-lit roadhouse near you.




BUY TICKETS THROUGH BROWN BAG TICKETS:

WGXC Founding Members get a discount. Type in "wgxc" in discount box.