Uprights

During club owner Brian Saunders’ days at El Torreon, his tip jar read: “Don’t be a cheap fuck; tip your bartender.” There’s not much tending to be done behind the counter at the Spitfire — bottled water and candy bars are the orders of choice at this alcohol-free, all-ages establishment — but there’s still a tip jar, one that now pledges its contents to the Richie Restivo Memorial Fund for music-related scholarships. That container should fill up fast at this show, the second of what promises to be a steady stream of tributes to the late ska singer. Restivo’s former group, the Uprights, whose robust rhythms propel its recent instrumental-based sets, headlines a bill that also includes some of the scene’s most promising punk newcomers.