Old Hannah (read the Knocks interview here) are performing tonight at The Middle East Upstairs. With them are The Points North (Whitehaus Family Record), The Accident That Led Me To The World, and Ryan Lee Crosby (of Cancer To The Stars). Tonight's evening of diverse folk and singer/songwriter stylings is just $9.

Bacchus King (Curve of the Earth Records) is coming out with a new release - you can also catch them at The Middle East Upstairs on Friday, January 8th with Ketman (who also just finished up work on new material), Reverse, and Tired Old Bones.

Finally, we would be remiss in not mentioning that Natick born hero Jonathan Richman is performing three nights at The Middle East Upstairs in February. The Thursday 2/18 night show is sold out, but tickets remain for the 2/16 and 2/17 nights. Being quite familiar with the singer's quirks (He travels with and performs on a tiny PA! Prefers to fetch his dinner himself instead of a lavish backstage rider! Will often just hang out and play after his set is over!) we at Knocks are excited to welcome him back to town and can state pretty definitively that these special shows are not to be missed.