For tonight, I'm suggesting two acts and a venue and they all defy
simply being pigeonholed: Tony Scherr and Flutterbox at Jalopy.

Tony seems to be playing around town (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
constantly and is a session musician as well, having played with the
likes of Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Norah Jones, Ana Egge, Jesse
Harris and the Ferdinandos, The Wollesens, Ursa Minor and Slowpoke. 
Monday night is Tony's open ended residency at Jalopy, and frequently
Tony (playing guitar) will be joined by Rob Jost on bass and Anton Fier
on drums.  You can expect that Tony will have some interesting songs up
his sleeve.

Opening for Tony will be Flutterbox, which is Neill Furio on bass and
Janine Nichols (I spotlighted Janine previously here) on vocals.  They're
not quite what you'd call rock 'n' roll, but they are interesting,
ethereal and improvisational.  They also have fans ranging from Terry
Adams, Bill Frisell, Beth Orton and Nick Cave.

Finally the venue: Jalopy.  It's a performance space, an instrument
shop, and a music school.  It's location might be Red Hook or might be
Carroll Gardens, it depends who you ask. It's not all that far from the
Smith-9th Street Station and it's the only club I know with a great
view of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel.  And yes, it has seats.  Plenty of
them.

Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, 9pm ($5)

 –Eliot Wagner