SEAN Antanaitis, of the trio Celebration, is one of those talented multi-instrumentalists you often read about and wonder how on earth do they do it.
As part of the Baltimore-based group, Antanaitis plays everything except for the drums, which he leaves to David Bergander. Katrina Ford’s vocals give a female twist to the band, which has Walkmen-esque, art-punk qualities due to keyboards that can delicately rise to the level of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins excitement then gently fall within one song. And for those keeping score, Antanaitis and Ford are also husband and wife.
Celebration co-headlines with the Double, a New York act touring on their new album, “Loose in the Air,” tomorrow night at Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St.; [212] 533-2111). TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone opens.
TONIGHT PLUS: SSM represents the explosive – and recent – union of John Szymanski (the Hentchmen), drummer Dave Shettler (the Sights) and singer Marty Morris (the Cyril Lords), three Detroit rockers who’ve been fueling the Motor City’s more raucous garage-rock scene for years.
The Farfisa-fueled supergroup makes its New York debut at Magnetic Field (97 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn; [718] 834-0069) tonight (for an early show that begins by 8 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m.), the Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St.; [212] 260-4700) tomorrow and at Scenic (25 Ave. B.; no phone) on Sunday. One new fan on myspace.com/ssm (where you can downloads songs from the debut disc, “LP1”) called the SSM show a “religious experience.”
The first two shows also featuring Chicago’s Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra (with ex-members from the Clone Defects).
TUESDAY: The Lustre Kings, a rockabilly gospel band from Albany, warn that Elvis won’t appear at their Elvis Birthday Tribute Show at the Rodeo Bar (375 Third Ave.; [212] 683-6500), but you never know.
“Heartbreak Hotel” turns 50 years old this month, and the King would have been 71 on Sunday.
Twangy rocker Mary McBride appears in the gay cowboy movie, “Brokeback Mountain,” singing “No One’s Gonna Love You Like Me,” which is also on the film’s soundtrack.
At the singer/songwriter’s Web site, marymcbride.com, listen to McBride’s passionate tune with the jarring opener, “Everything seemed alright until the pills ran out,” which may be an unexpected line from a gal from Louisiana’s Cajun Country, but now she lives in Brooklyn, so maybe it makes sense.
If you like what you hear, go see McBride in all her glory at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette St.; [212] 539-8770), where she appears with Virgil Shaw.
WEDNESDAY: For sweet relief on a cold winter night, check out the Leif Arntzen Quartet.
Featuring New York vocalist and trumpet player Arntzen, the group will turn to the music of Duke Ellington (such as “It Don’t Mean a Thing” and “I’ve Got It Bad”) when it performs at Night and Day’s new Skylight Room (230 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn; [718] 399 2161).
THURSDAY PLUS: On a grander scale, Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate Detroit with its Motor City Jazz Festival as part of the Jazz from Coast to Coast series at Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th Street; 212) 721-6500; jalc.org).
The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, with artistic director Wynton Marsalis, will premiere Yusef Lateef’s new work and bring in Detroit jazz stars for the occasion – Marcus Belgrave, pianist Geri Allen, bassist Ron Carter – and other jazz luminaries including Lateef (tenor sax, flute and oboe). That’s on Thursday – as well as next Friday and Saturday.