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Rock Out with Jane’s Addiction on Saturday Night

December 27th, 2012

Jane’s Addiction formed back in the mid-’80s following the breakup of frontman Perry Farrell’s previous band. The L.A. group broke through to the mainstream with the release of their second album, 1990’s Ritual de lo Habitual. Thanks in part to smash hit “Been Caught Stealing,” the band received more exposure than they ever had, but behind the scenes, things were falling apart, and Jane’s Addiction (above, playing “Jane Says”) ultimately broke up in 1991. Since then the four-piece—longtime members Dave Navarro (guitar) and Stephen Perkins (drums), plus Chris Chaney (bass), alongside Farrell—has reunited several times, even putting out a new album, The Great Escape Artist, last year. Now they bring their high-octane rock and roll show to Terminal 5 on Saturday night. And as an added bonus, TAB the Band opens the show.

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TAB the Band Plays Mercury Lounge

July 6th, 2012


TAB the Band, out of Duxbury, Mass., is a quartet with some serious rock-royalty lineage. Brothers Adrian (vocals and bass) and Tony (guitar) Perry are the sons of Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, and they play alongside Lou Jannetty (rhythm guitar) and Ben Tileston (drums). With influences like the Beatles, the Stones and the Who, it should come as no surprise that despite only being together since 2006, the four-piece has already put out three LPs and several EPs worth of quality garage rock and power pop. “I mean, we’re always writing, whether we’re on the road or not. So you’re going to generate a lot of songs,” said Adrian. “All the bands we love did that. In the ’60s, you might release two albums a year, you know?” Of course, more often than not, TAB the Band (above, doing “Wrecking Ball” at Lollapalooza) is on the road, having toured with the likes of Stone Temple Pilots, Cage the Elephant, Slash and Dinosaur Jr., and, along with Mail the Horse, Arc in Round, Right on Dynamite and Basement Batman, they play Mercury Lounge tomorrow night.