I can’t remember where it was that I first saw the Red Elvises. It was a moose lodge or a VFW or something like it around 10 years ago. I do remember liking the band’s twangtastic surf-rockabilly sound steeped in Russian shtick. It was all dudes in red who played seriously, even if they didn’t […]
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I Scene It: The Coney Island Rock ‘n’ Roll Roadshow at Abilene Bar & Lounge
So I needed some warming up, you see. After a dismal performance at pinball at Skylark, I was ripe and ready for some flashy T&A, trashy rock ‘n’ roll, and odd behavior. The choice was clear: dump the old lady off at home and high-tail it over to Abilene for The Coney Island Rock ‘n’ […]
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I Scene It: The Barry Brothers, The Sadies, St. Phillip’s Escalator
Man, you should of heard those Sadies go, go, go. Water Street Music Hall (the club side) was packed with the wintery wounded and weary to hear these tenacious Toronto roots rockers lay it down with a matchless, venomous attack. I’ve seen The Sadies at least a half dozen times and have to say this […]
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Concert Review: Dale Watson, Selwyn Birchwood, Rosie Flores, and The Reverend Horton Heat
I’m convinced Austin, Texas’ undisputed king of honky-tonk, Dale Watson had some of the diesel fumes from his tour bus siphoned into Abilene, Monday night. He wanted that packed little honky-tonk — in its own right — to have that authentic truck stop feel. Between sips of Lone Star — “The only beer Jesus drinks,” […]
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The rebirth of cool
Every now and then, I’ll be at a happening event, a slick soiree, or in the middle of nowhere for that matter, and I’ll run into Rochester’s painting, guitar-slingin’ philosophizing bon vivant, El Destructo. We’ll exchange pleasantries, laugh at each other’s off-color humor, and discuss the current goings-on. We think we’re so smart. One such […]
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Wrong is the new right
The Aerosmith-Cheap Trick bill at Darien Lake three weeks ago drew one of the ugliest crowds I’ve seen in a while. Apparently, all the good-looking folks couldn’t afford the $40 to $85 tickets. Cheap Trick’s all right, they just seem a little weird. They are true pop-rock masters, but definitely their own biggest fans. […]
