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Sara Watkins, Shawn Colvin and Marc Cohn
I am with her to the rescue!
More than a month of concerts have been canceled after Mary Chapin Carpenter’s shoulder injury in September abruptly ended her tour with Shawn Colvin and Marc Cohn.
He resumed for a few dates in November with Sarah Jarosz replacing Carpenter. After a hiatus, the tour resumed on Wednesday with Sara Watkins replacing Jarosz, her bandmate in the Grammy-winning trio I’m With Her.
Co-founder of Nickel Creek in San Diego, with whom she also won a Grammy, Vista-born Watkins is a talented solo artist who shines on vocals, violin and as a songwriter. She is also an excellent team player, as evidenced by her work with I’m With Her, The Decemberists, The Killers, Father John Misty and others.
Hearing Watkins, Colvin, and Cohn should be seen as an early holiday gift for anyone who appreciates singing music performed with skill, charm, and emotional intimacy.
8 p.m. on Monday. Le Magnolia, 210 East Main St., El Cajon. $ 45 to $ 75. magnoliasandiego.com. See venue website for COVID-19 health protocols.
Leonard Patton and his Cool Kids
Award-winning San Diego jazz, soul and pop singer Leonard Patton set a new Guinness World Records mark in 2017 when he and his band performed at 70 different venues in a single day.
On Monday, he will perform a “Christmas Jams†concert with his daughter Jaydn and his sons Jotham and Josiah. The venue is the Jazz Lounge, which elder Patton opened in July as a showcase and restaurant for live music.
Patton, whose fans include Pat Metheny, will be performing additional “Christmas Jams” concerts on December 14, 20, 21 and 23, as well as a Christmas brunch on December 18.
Each will feature the flexible singer with a different range of musicians. Guest singer Whitney Shay is joining him for concerts on December 12 and 23.
6.30 p.m. Monday. The Jazz Lounge, 6818 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. $ 60 (including dinner). thejazzlounge.live See venue website for COVID-19 health protocols.
Le Criquet, with Therapy and Sonido de la Frontera
Over the years, I’ve seen The Locust perform at small clubs for all ages and at festivals as big as Coachella and Street Scene.
In any setting, this 27-year-old band from San Diego can mesmerize devotees with the intensity of their post-hardcore-meet-explosive-blender music, while sending new listeners flocking to the releases.
Specializing in one-minute sound explosions numbers as precise as they are fierce, the group is also slyly subversive. Check out Locust song titles like “The Half-Eaten Sausage Would Love to See You in His Office” and the band members’ insect-inspired sci-fi stage clothes.
Due to the group’s long interruptions, some of which lasted for several years, performances of The Locust are rare. It makes Wednesday’s hometown show worth talking about, even for those (like me) who have no idea what the word polyphenism means.
8 p.m. Wednesday. House of Blues Voodoo Room, 1055 Fifth Ave., downtown, $ 25. houseofblues.com/sandiego See venue website for COVID-19 health protocols.
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