Booker T. Jones, Los Yesterdays, DJ Mahealani

Among the advantages premium Memphis soul label Stax Records had, in its rivalry with Motown as the house soul built, was a rhythm section greasier than the Detroit company’s Funk Brothers: Booker T. & the M.G.s. Every member was a hard-driving genius of minimalism, propelled by Booker T. Jones’ warm Hammond B-3 virtuosity. Jones returns to Antone’s Friday and Saturday for an education in soulfulness, surely to include a walk through “Green Onions” and some of his other classics. Los Yesterdays open the first night, with DJ Mahealani digging into his record crates both nights. – Tim Stegall