Pop-noir: New Jersey-bred singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins captured the romance and danger of the Jersey Shore’s sprawling boardwalk with psych-rock grooves, girl-group melodrama, and a bit of honky-tonk on her 2020 release Italian Ice. Not ready to let the sounds of summer go, a year later Atkins released Memphis Ice—a stripped-down, cabaret-style reimagining of the songs that let her voice shine. “I love rock music, but the way I really like to sing is long notes,” Atkins says. “And you can really only do that over pianos and more orchestral-type arrangements. I can try all these different styles and put on different outfits…but at the end of the day, it comes back to me and my voice.”
Saturday 7/9. $18-20, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 First St. S. thesoutherncville.com