Special Ed and the Short Bus may be a bit backward in their thinking, but a good time à la 1930 is still a good time. And something along the lines of a 1930s good time might well be in the offing when a band's instrumentation consists of two banjos, two guitars, mandolin, fiddle, drums, bass and a load of kazoos. This week the Short Bus (arriving all the way from Richmond, Virginia) stops at the World War II Club, so don't be shy about getting onboard.

March 27, $5-10, 9 p.m., World War II Club, 50 Conz St., Northampton, (413) 586-3315.