Tonight: Worried All the Time Premiere at the Armory

Rob Potylo and Metropolitan Pictures pulled Quiet Desperation from MyTV this week. They never got the chance to do the same with the children's show, Worried All the Time. They shot a pilot for it, and MyTV didn't pick it up. According to Potylo, the network was worried about a lot of the same people from Quiet Desperation being involved in a kid's show. Tonight at the Armory in Somerville might be your only chance to see the whole thing.

The night is being billed as The Premier Of Boston's Only Children Show For Adults: Worried All The Time and will feature performances from The Galactic Army Of Toys (featuring members of Walter Sickert And The Army Of Broken Toys), The Space Balloons (featuring Michael Epstein and Sophia Cacciola), The Tiny Space Instrument Revue (featuring jojo and a visit from various projections of Mefflike beings), Eliza Rickman, The Frog, and of course, Rob Potylo And The Lonely Planets. Kevin Harrington emcees.

Here are a couple of preview videos:

Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys:


The Space Balloons, "The Mustache Song"

Video: Rob Potylo (AKA Robby Roadsteamer) Interview

For the first time in his career, Rob Potylo is truly himself. He's no longer Robby Roadsteamer, the over-the-top rock and roll character he created for himself roughly five years ago. He's out of the comedy clubs, and tonight will play a two-hour set at Great Scott by himself, as himself, covering material from his first "solo" album, Worried All the time I'll Make Mistakes. The show starts around 8PM.

After his last project, Super Time Pilot, released an album, on Ernie Boch's label, the band imploded, and Potylo is now self-releasing albums again (visit www.roadsteamer.com for more info). And Mistakes features songs not played for laughs, which might surprise a few fans.

I caught up with Roadsteamer in the place most really big comedy interviews happen, outside of the Texas Roadhouse in Danvers on Route 1, a short walk from a Staples (one of Roadsteam-- er Potylo's former employers). He discusses the new album, his fantastic line-up of guest musicians, his webcom Quiet Desperation, and tonight's show. And if you're watching at work, turn the sound down a tad.