Writing up 100+ band descriptions for the Flagpole Calendar can be trying some weeks, but every once in a while you stumble across a real gem. That's how I felt when I heard Maureen McGinnis' velveteen vocals rise seductively from the murky demo recordings of The Premonitions' MySpace page. From the jazzy waltz of "Red Red Red" to the spacey rock balladry of "Terror in the Face of Death," this four-month-old band has already established itself as group to watch. Stay tuned to The Premonitions' progress at www.thepremonitions.com or www.myspace.com/thepremonitions.

Next show: Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Globe

Michelle Gilzenrat