Stumbling onto Low Cut Connie in Luck, Texas, during a Willie Nelson SX shebang felt like walking into the right pub on the right night. Antone’s will match that. Philly’s little bar band that could counts equal props from Obama to Springsteen. Seventh album in a decade and a half, 2023’s ART DEALERS road maps dream bar rockers across the ages: the J. Geils Band (“WHIPS AND CHAINS”), Southside Johnny (“DON’T GET FRESH WITH ME”), and especially Bowie (“I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU”), who would’ve admired its title track, a slice of pure London 1973. LCC himself, pianist Adam Weiner, likely nabbed Elton John and Nick Hornby endorsements on “WONDERFUL BOY.” KindKeith opens. – Raoul Hernandez
