It’s the inaugural day for the new calendar, and while we must move forward through those pages due to the ineluctable pull of time in this dimension of reality, we are nonetheless drawn to the past by our nature, a mini-paradox of the human experience and sensibilities. Exactly 29 years ago was the day we lost the brilliant songwriter Townes Van Zandt, so it’s appropriate that there’s going to be a celebration of his music at the Outer Space tonight at 6 p.m. Local heroes like Ruby Ruth George, Katie Belknap, Turtle Goodwater, John Ray, and a few more will be picking and pickin’ the master’s tunes ($10).
Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 1
