We were speculating last week that Volk, the renaissance craftsman who runs the Music Dump on Mansfield, was slowing down.

Turns out he was just in hiding. He emerged last week with three female shop assistants on his arm. He’s been schooling them as a rock act, with himself on guitar and the brother/sister duo Celeste and Al as the rhythm section. The vocal threesome are calling themselves The Golden Handmaidens, and if that seems creepily sexist and submissive to some of you, get this: They don’t have names! “Volk taught us everything we know,” one of them giggled to us. “Why shouldn’t we do what he says?”

At least he’s got the gear shop to fall back on.

Political rock with Pentagon Spy and Masked Monkey at the Bullfinch… Four-Headed Dragon (a penis reference) and Infinity Clue at Hamilton’s, cock-rock covers… An evening with Submarine Caper at D’ollaire’s. Bring a sleeping bag for the guitar solos…