Americana/neo-vaudevillian duo Two Man Gentlemen Band – featuring Long Islanders Fuller Condon on upright bass and Andy Bean on banjo, both on vocals and kazoo – play old-timey music that sounds like it came straight out of a bouncing barroom in rural Dixieland. Dressed in smart throwback wear, the gentlemen sing clever, tongue-in-cheek ditties about pre-1940s history and culture – "The Hindenberg Disaster," "Croquet Playing Girl" "William Howard Taft" ("Got himself stuck in a bath / Took the secret service and the police / To pry him out with a tub of grease") – and generally offer a swinging good time. Nervous Turkey provides support to the duo's Tampa show. Wed., Jan. 21, 9 p.m., New World Brewery, 1313 Eighth Ave. E., Ybor City.
This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2009.