— Photos by Jeffrey Shwom

By Jeffrey Shwom

With the TVs turned off, and the horns and brass held high, the crowd at Sally O’Brien’s ,  took in the BT / ALC Big Band (www.btalc.com) for two sets of big band funk and soul. A 12-piece band led by Brian Thomas and Alex Lee Clark, every Second Thursday. The bar and music venue features residencies of long time Somerville and Cambridge bands like The White Owls (Dennis Brennan), Dub Apocalypse (a former mainstay at the since closed Bull McCabe’s) and the Gravel Project (every third Thursday). Visit www.sallyobriensbar.com for showtimes and menu.