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Metalhead Royalty | Baroness rides into to town on a bison ... sorry, with Bison Sept. 29.

ROYAL BUFFALO
Baroness
Starlite Room • Sept. 29
$17 | Ticketmaster
The origin of this band’s name remains shrouded in mystery, locked behind the lips of these four metalheads from Georgia. We know the best way to start a rumour is to keep a secret, so here are three possibilities to pass along the grapevine. The Baroness is:
(1) John Baizley’s muse. A temptress from the French Quarter in New Orleans.
(2) Summer Welch’s stage name for his drag show side project.
(3) The goldfish that lived in the back of Peter Adam’s Grade Two classroom.

WHITE HOT
Matt White
Velvet Underground • Oct. 1
$12 | Ticketmaster
Matt White is from the Big Apple and he’s making it big time. When he’s not writing songs, recording albums, or shooting videos for his new material — most recently for his single “Love” — he’s opening for legends like B.B. King and touring with the likes of Sheryl Crow. Oh yeah, he also just sold one of his tunes to McDonald’s for a commercial and will kick off his acting career with a spot in the ad. It’s nice to see a young musician who values artistic integrity above fame and fortune. Matt, we are blessed by your sound.

SOCIABLE
Sally’s Krackers
Pawn Shop • Sept. 27
$10 | At the door
They claim to be the music makers, and if you like young bands with one foot in the past then you’ll eat up the music this quartet is making. They formed eight years ago with a policy of “original music only” — a decision that may have been fueled by the staff and student body of Austin O’Brien High School who cheered them through five Battle of the Bands victories. Now they’re older, out of school, and have just released their first album with 15 tracks spanning four genres. Ahhh, how they’ve grown up.