Jimi Hendrix’ Birthday Bash feat. Leon Hendrix, Goldy McJohn from Steppenwolf, Roger Fisher from Heart, and Randy Hansen at Club Broadway in Everett, 7 p.m., $10-$15With drummer Mitch Mitchell’s recent death, the physical legacy of theJimi Hendrix Experience finally came to an end, 38 years after itsleader’s tragic, premature passing. But just because a rock icon isdead doesn’t mean his baby brother can’t throw him a rockin’ birthdaybash, which is essentially what this gig amounts to. Jimi’s youngersibling is Leon, a 60-year-old former street hustler who didn’t pick upa guitar until six years ago, at roughly the same time when it becameapparent that his exhaustive legal efforts to regain a cut of hisbrother’s lucrative estate would prove futile. But while critics willbe apt to dismiss Leon and his backing band as a cheap imitation of thereal thing, his prowess proves that playing electric guitar ishard-coded in the Hendrix DNA. While Leon’s singing voice leavessomething to be desired (the same was said of Jimi), he is arespectable axe wielder, even if an emergence from his brother’s longshadow is virtually impossible at this point, if it was ever possibleto begin with. MIKE SEELYOver the Rhine, Jim Bianco at Triple Door, Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m., $30 adv, $33 dos, all agesHawking original Christmas songs has never been the easiest commercialventure, but Ohio duo Over the Rhine renounced the pursuit ofmainstream success long ago. Snow Angels, its 2006 collectionof wistful holiday music, didn’t reach far beyond the band’s devotedfollowing, but it might be the best soundtrack since A Charlie Brown Christmas forfeeling melancholy and lovesick in December. Over the Rhine’s annualholiday shows promise to draw from Snow Angels and the best of theirearthy, dark-roasted catalogue. The band sells its own coffee onlineand the piano-driven music practically begs to be mused upon over onehot drink or another. Pianist/husband Linford Detweiler crafts songswith gorgeous open spaces, and vocalist/guitarist/wife Karin Bergquistfills them with an emotional range that makes sure the meditative musicstill flirts and surprises. JON HISKES