Roadtrips

Out beating the pavement in support of his cool new organ/funk album A Go Go, John Scofield comes to the Iron Horse (413-584-0610) in Northampton June 4 and the Middle East (617-864-EAST) in Cambridge June 5. No, he won't have Medeski Martin and Wood with him from the album, but he will have similarly heavy hitters Larry Goldings on organ and Bill Stewart on drums (aside from working heavy jazz gigs, both have been with JBs man Maceo Parker), and bassist Steve Logan. And look for a Scofield/MM&W tour in the fall.

With the promoters of the annual Escoheag Cajun & Bluegrass festival on hiatus and a rhythm & roots fest taking its place in September, the Second Annual Strawberry Park "Blast from the Bayou" Cajun/Zydeco Music Festival (888-794-7944), in Preston, Connecticut, has the run of the summer months. It kicks off June 5 with Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet, Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers, and Magnolia. June 6 there's Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas, "Zydeco Sweetheart" Rosie Ledet, and Balfa Toujours, plus encores by Carrier and Magnolia. Riley, Toujours, Ledet, and Magnolia stick around for the conclusion on June 7, which adds New Orleans squeeze-boxer Boozoo Chavis and his Magic Sounds. Rhode Islanders can also catch Boozoo on June 6 at the Met Café (401-861-2142) in Providence, and zydeco sweetheart Ledet stops by the Iron Horse on her way to the festival to play a gig on June 5.

And last but not least: from the loins of John & Yoko direct to an indie-godfathers show near you . . . after opening for Northampton's Sonic Youth (see how long it takes us to get tired of saying that -- but don't hold your breath) and Television's Tom Verlaine at the Palladium (508-797-9696) in Worcester on June 6, Sean Lennon headlines his own gig at the Met Café the following night.

--C.C.