Sometimes the plugs for a band comes from the strangest of places; a few days back, I was in my dentist's office for a routine bit of teeth cleaning. The dental hygenist was chatting about spending the weekend on her houseboat once when a male friend called and said that The Paul Thorn Band was in town and he thought they should go, immediately, which she did, leaving weekend boat trip dead in the water, at least until the next day. With fans like that, you have to assume that a performer was something real going on. I expect my dental hygenist to be at Headliners Music Hall on October 2, when singer-songwriter and former boxer Paul Thorn brings both his bands, acoustic and electric, to town, supporting his latest, Too Blessed To Be Stressed, an album of songs he wrote to "make people feel good" rather than writing songs from his past. This, from a guy who wrote a song called "It's a Great Day To Whup Somebody's Ass."  Tickets are $20 Adv/$23 DoS.