Check out some of our friends at upcoming shows:

aBetter Yesterday, Ennui and the Inconsiderate Few ?Äì triple-header on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Hard Rock Cafe, starting at 9 p.m.

The BootHill Gang - Disaster Relief Benefit on Saturday at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Drummer Veronica Kiger has organized the event and hopes for a great turnout. The Gang's set starts at 3 p.m.

Boss Diablo - Friday Oct. 14, at Paparazzi's, 2100 E. Carson St., South Side, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 15, Otto's Pub, 605 W. Pike Street, Canonsburg, also at 9:30

Flashback - Saturday, Oct. 15 at Vi's Bar in Vandergrift, which is celebrating 25 years in business. Festivities begin at 7 p.m. with the Lenny Collini Trio. Also appearing will be¬ÝZMW, Suckerpunch Thompsons, Jesse Jon, and Skippy and The Boys

Also Friday, Oct. 28, at Zanderz Nightclub in Plum Boro, starting at 8:30 p.m. You'll want to don your¬Ýgrooviest '60s threads because the band will award a $25 prize to the best-dressed hippie.¬Ý

Tony Lee - CD release party for "Pocket" starting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Club Cafe, with special guests Bill Toms and J.D. Strum

(And don't forget the CD release party for Bill Toms & Hard Rain's "The West End Kid," on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Cefalo's in Carnegie.)

Neon Swing Experience - Thursday at the Underground at California University of Pennsylvania. The show starts at 9, and NSX begins its set at 10. This is for Cal U students and their guests only.
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Also just added (getting into 2006 already): NSX is scheduled for Jan. 27 at the Hard Rock Cafe, Station Square, to be joined by The Inconsiderate Few and one other band TBD.
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NSX's CD release party for "Late To The Party" is rapidly approaching. Mark the date of Nov. 26 at the Hollow Tavern (Route 30 between Latrobe and Ligonier)