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At the Iron Horse: Dylan. Disco. Dixieland.

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Brass on the Tracks

It seems Bob Dylan has a real pair of rolling stones on him. The guy wins this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature (dubious), then doesn’t plan on picking up the award in person at the prize ceremony the Swedish Academy is hosting in Stockholm on Dec. 10 (rude). Is it a snub? A protest? Is he just too old or tired to care? I have a competing theory: the legendary musician has other plans that night. I’m willing to bet he pulls up a chair in the back of the house for the Iron Horse show on Saturday: Dylan Disco. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a night of high-energy dance versions of Dylan songs. Weird, yeah. But don’t think twice, it’s all right — the players are Primate Fiasco, the Valley’s premiere psychedelic Dixieland band. If they can’t shake up the golden oldie for a new generation, no one can.

Primate Fiasco’s Dylan Disco: Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:30 p.m. $10 advance; $13 at the door. Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton. (413) 586-8686, iheg.com.

– Hunter Styles