The best drummer playing around town these days?  For my money that honor goes to Linda Pitmon of Steve Wynn and The Miracle 3 and The Baseball Project.  Linda’s originally from Minnesota and a long time Upper West Sider, although I have seen her play and attend shows here in Park Slope.  You can see her in action with The Baseball Project playing Steve Wynn’s signature song Tell Me When It’s Over posted here at Now I’ve Heard Everything.

But if you want to see Linda hit the skins live, she’s playing with The Pretty Babies, an all-female Blondie cover band at Le Poisson Rouge tonight.  I’m not a big fans of tribute bands, but I’ve seen The Pretty Babies before and I can recommend them.  They’re not only musically quite good, they are just flat out a lot of fun, and  Tammy Faye Starlite does a great job as front woman/lead vocalist as well.  You’ll find more details here at Now I’ve Heard Everything.

–Eliot Wagner