Music Blues + Ice Balloons + Call of the Wild

Under the Music Blues moniker, former Harvey Milk bassist Stephen Tanner—maybe better known around these parts as the prime mover behind Brooklyn comfort-food temples Pies ’n’ Thighs and the Commodore—and friends purvey crushingly slow, downtrodden instrumental dirge metal, as on recent LP Things Haven't Gone Well (sample song title: "Tremendous Misery Sets In"). So for those looking to kick off their 2015 showgoing in upbeat fashion, this might not be the gig for you.