Bill O Writes

It’s been a bit over a week, so most Cape rock fans have heard by now that Suzanne Tonaire was let go by WPXC (Pixy), a longtime favorite of classic-rock fans. Suzanne’s “Homegrown” show was a great chance for local bands to get exposure on a major commercial radio station. Suzanne also boosted the local music scene by coordinating “The Cape’s Most Dangerous Band” contest, an annual battle of the bands that’s been won by 57 Heavy, Flydown and 6 Foot Sunday, among others.  The local music scene has had its ebbs and flows. Suzanne was always one of its biggest boosters. Things won’t be the same without her on the air.

It’s not all bad news. The Cape Cod Musican’s Social, a staple of the local scene in the early 2000s, is making a comeback. Cat Wilson, host of “The Cheap Seats,” a local-music show on WCIB, pulled together a show at 8:30 p.m. April 1 at Tommy Doyle’s Irish Pub, 334 Main Street, Hyannis. Performers will include Andy Milk, Meghan Trainor, Danny Lyons, Rob Carr (who coordinated the earlier shows), McCarthy & Legge, and Huxster, plus members of Incline & the Favela Family and Gold Star Boulevard. There’ll be a jam session at the end of the night.

And here’s a show that ought to be a killer: the debut of the Catbirds, the Cape’s newest supergroup. Combine Chandler Travis (of the Incredible Casuals and the Chandler Travis Philharmonic), Steve Wood (the Greenheads and Lester), Rikki Bates (the Casuals and CTP) and Dinty Child (Session Americana and CTP), and you have as fine a quartet as you could hope to pull together in these parts, or just about any parts you’d care to name. Showtime is 9:30 April 2 at Tommy Doyle’s in Hyannis.

Things are happening on Cape Cod. In addition to some fine established bands, newer groups such as Funktapuss, What Would Johnny Do? and Groovy Afternoon are tearing it up. Get out there and give them some support. And while you’re at it, raise a glass for Suzanne. Thanks, Rock Babe, for fighting the good fight! Hope to hear your voice real soon.

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