FISHY FEELINGS: This Saturday’s sky brings us a full supermoon in the sign of Pisces, promising emotional breakthroughs with a chance of troublesome turmoil. Its luminous influence shall, in the parlance of our times, allow us all to feel every feel we feel, and shall cast a sentimental shine upon every show we show ourselves at. And while this piscine pull of lunar light may challenge us to confront some inconvenient truths, it also welcomes to town some strong musical acts to buffer the tempestuous tides of temperament.
Against this sea of swaying sensibilities, SOhO Restaurant & Music Club erects a cabin on Thursday, August 27, for the continuation of their Cabin by the Sea series (1221 State Street, 9pm, $10). Sheltering us within walls of harmony are headliners The T Sisters, a band of sisters whose siblinghood is strengthened through song. Arriving from Oakland, these Sisters pattern nicely within the fabric of young renaissance, carpeting the East Bay with their California country cool, and stand out with their powerful vocal performances. Having played before at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and the High Sierra Music Festival, they are among the most celebrated of young additions to the West Coast folk circuit and may be a familiar comfort to fans of A Prairie Home Companion, on which they have also performed. Opening will be Cabin by the Sea founder and UCSB chanteuse Erisy Watt, whose tender voice shall clear the air nicely for an evening of soothing vocals.
If you are in a mood to wallow, Velvet Jones brings the tears that same night with Sad Robot, Sleepercub, and Gingger Shankar (423 State St., 8pm, $10). Sad Robot sings power ballads of sorrow and fear and are on tour in support of their newest album, Aprés Moi, Le Déluge. Coming within the light of a potentially sad sky, these Robots shall feel right at home, and quite well timed.