Return of the Queen

Cousin Chet writes in:

If you get out to only one show this month, make it Wanda Jackson, on Thursday (Dec. 7) at the Musician’s Living Room, Cafe Nine. Wanda’s the Queen of Rockabilly, a living legend who hung out with Elvis and Johnny Cash back in the day. She’s got a voice that makes Lucinda Williams sound like Astrud Gilberto. The Lustre Kings get the stage smoking; 8 p.m., $15.

If you nod off at your barstool, you might as well sleep it off until Friday so you can catch the Danglers, who end a monthlong hiatus with a Cafe Nine gig, sharing the stage with psychobilly/surf gods The Vultures and Meriden’s own Sex and Death USA. Presented by DJ Drinkdeeply, 10 p.m.