That ’70s sound
Listening to Howlin’ Rain’s latest, “Magnificent Fiend,” you might feel as if you’ve somehow been dropped into the year 1976. The album’s warm, wide-open grooves and country harmonies bring to mind Steve Miller, the Allman Brothers, and the Grateful Dead, drawing just enough from the band’s influences to seem both fresh and familiar. Howlin’ Rain’s new lineup, sans drummer John Moloney (Sunburned Hand of the Man), plays Great Scott tonight with
indie rock oddballs the Big Big Bucks. 18+ 9 p.m. $9. Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. 617-566-9014. greatscottboston.com. [N. Z.]
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