Roadtrips

Out at Tanglewood (617-266-1200) in Lenox, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, they open the season with James Taylor and close it with a Labor Day jazz weekend. It's closing time again, with the Branford Marsalis Quartet this Friday, September 3; Dianne Reeves and Kevin Mahogany on Saturday; the New Black Eagle Jazz Band Sunday afternoon; and the Dave Brubeck Quartet bidding adieu to summer later that evening at 7:30.

Also saying farewell to summer is the Beachcomber (508-349-6055) in Wellfleet, which closes up shop after one last weekend blowout featuring funk legend and former James Brown sideman Maceo Parker, who despite being ubiquitous in these parts of late -- opening for Ani DiFranco and Medeski Martin and Wood, plus a gaggle of headlining slots -- is no less in demand. The Beachcomber's the most intimate place you're likely to see him (a couple of Somerville Theatre shows are scheduled for the fall), so we advise you to hit the dunes this Friday, September 3.

You've got both kinds of guitar heroes sneaking around early this month. David Bowie's childhood buddy Peter Frampton is still kicking, with two new songs scheduled for an upcoming Cameron Crowe movie about the '70s (for which he's also an "authenticity adviser"). Frampton comes alive at Waterworks (617-689-0600) in Quincy on Labor Day, September 6. And Link Wray, the grrrage-punk godfather and undisputed king of razorwire guitar instrumentals ("Rumble," "Jack the Ripper"), is back in the area headlining a free show at the Hot Club (401-861-9007) in Providence on September 11, as well as a gig at the House of Blues (617-491-BLUE) in Cambridge on the 12th.

Avant-metal vivisectionists Neurosis headline a can't-miss bill at the Palladium (508-797-9696) in Worcester this Friday with NYC brains-and-brawn powerhouses Candiria, plus a left-right combination from Boston's art-metal underground courtesy of Cave-In and Isis. On the lighter side, sublime, large-cast indie-noir instrumentalists Godspeed You Black Emperor are on the road with Labradford for a tour that brings them to the Met Café (401-861-2142) in Providence on September 8 and to the Middle East (617-864-EAST) in Cambridge the following night.
-- Carly Carioli