Feeling Dangerous?

Since it's inception in 2004, Ukulele Noir has been entertaining audiences up and down the East Coast with it's mysteriously dark, cabaret style shows. Hosted by songwriter and uke convert Craig Robertson, each Noir evening spotlights a handful of uke performers each playing a twenty minute set. I first heard Lowell's Melvern Taylor at a Noir show at the Revolving Museum a few years back, his clever nack for storytelling and crafty songwriting winning me over by the second song of his set.

Ukulele Noir is at Johnny D's this Tuesday night. Joining Robertson will be Greg Hawkes, keyboardist from the Cars, and Mark Occhionero performing his signature big band jazz covers on the uke. Special guest Melvern Taylor and His Fabulous Meltones highlight what promises to be a fun, darkly comical and somewhat strange night of music. Show starts at 8:30PM.

And one last thing: George Harrison's love of the uke is well documented and, according to Robertson, he wrote Here Comes the Sun on the uke. In the Clapton hosted Concert for George, Paul McCartney performs the first verse of the Harrison classic Something on the uke before the whole band kicks in and brings it all home.