Jason Collett

Broken Social Scene have turned out to be anything but—although we haven't had the good fortune to see the whole group in Seattle since 2005, the products of its splintered members are continuous reminders that the success of the band weighs equally on about 15 peoples' talented shoulders. On his fifth solo work, Here's to Being Here, Jason Collett offers up a much different vibe than that of the last BSS man who released a solo record (that'd be Kevin Drew with last year's Spirit If . . . ). Created largely with Collett's former touring band Paso Mino, Being Here meanders along in a pleasing, if less energetic than you might expect, Dylanesque way. He's more than an important piece of the Toronto puzzle; he's a fine songwriter and showman in his own right. With Burning Rivers and Great American. RACHEL SHIMP
Fri., March 21, 10 p.m., 2008