Also of Note: Friends of Friedenthal

The pop pick of the week in the club scene is surely George Friedenthal’s songwriter show at SOhO on March 5, when the ubiquitously in-demand keyboardist teams up with some of his frequent colleagues in Randy Tico, Maitland Ward, Donzell Davis, and Lorenzo Martínez to serve as the backing band for a list of local luminary singer-songwriters. Sharing the stage are Shawn Thies, Lois Mahalia, Zach Madden, Ejé Lynn-Jacobs, Kimberly Ford, and Michael Henszey, with Shawn Hickox as special guest. Madden, by the way, continues to host restaurant Roy’s Curated Songwriter Showcase most every Thursday night (except for March 5) where the longtime local selects four songwriters to perform 15-minute sets starting at 8 pm before performing from 9-11, solo and with special guests. 

Other SOhO specials of the week include a March 7 date with the all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella that has been around for more than 20 years, 66% longer than Led Zep itself lasted, and still boasts two original members; and “Nylon Roses,” the latest project from guitarist/bandleader Tony Ybarra, who fronts an ensemble of his GenZ students performing acoustic covers of hard rockin’ hits of the 1970s-90s, slated for March 11.