SLCene Suggests: Toots & The Maytals and Anders Osborne at The State Room

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS/ANDERS OSBORNE, THE STATE ROOM, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., $45

This show offers a midweek treat of serious proportions. Toots & the Maytals are reggae legends–leader Toots Hibbert has been a musical force since getting his start in Jamaica in the ’60s, and songs like “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and “54-46 Is My Number” are part of the reggae canon. There is a reason Toots keeps going strong–his love of the music and performing has taken him all over the world, playing stadiums with the likes of the Rolling Stones as well as playing clubs like the State Room. On this tour, he’s going all-acoustic, so you’ll be hearing the classics in a whole new way on Wednesday. Joining the Maytals is Anders Osborne, the New Orleans guitarist extraordinaire whose fluid playing and solid songwriting make him a headliner is his own right. And on stage? He’s a man possessed eliciting an amazing array of sounds from his instrument. Don’t be late for this gig–you’ll be missing out.