Tues. March 11

 Where has Mazzy Star gone? Frankly, we don't know, and we miss 'em. They were the duo of David Roback and Hope Sandoval that made gorgeous, achingly sad, slow music. Hazy, dreamy, a little dark, contemplative. If you're a fan of Mazzy, you're definitely going to want to hear Cober, who's playing Tuesday March 11 at the Plough & Stars at 10. Cober is the name Sheila Bommakanti uses for her music. (We suppose if our last name were Bommakanti, we might be looking for options, too.) All the words used to describe Mazzy Star, fit Cober as well. Cober's third CD is called "Eulogy" - so that should give you a clue as to its contents. Its cover shows not a human but a fallen tree, with twisted branches - ditto. Cober shimmers and shines in the dark, a bit spooky and out of reach.  Says the girl named Cober: "Everything you hear on the record in performed live. I've worked out a way to have each guitar part coming out of its own amplifier, so it sounds like there are two guitar players up on stage with a vocalist - but it's just me with two Marshalls and a guitar. Nothing is pre-recorded." She'll be going in the studio at the end of the year to cut a new disc, "The Western Cutter." Cover: TBA but the max would be $6,

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Cober describes her upcoming album this way: "It's somewhat based on a story. Briefly, I want the progression of songs to mirror the feelings of someone who is watching a storm come in, but this person - they're watching it from a place where they are more exposed to the elements. They could have a lot to lose. Yet they remain calm when they come to discover a nearby river that remains constant, strangely unaffected by the storm. They call the river, The Western Cutter.