Transitions
The other day on one of my rides I was thinking about my weird music collection on my iPod and the strange transitions between artists. On that ride I decided that the strangest one of the day was Don Ho “Tiny Bubbles” to Goatwhore “Invert the virgin”. A leap to be sure. Jumping from one band or genre to the other really isn’t that unusual if you have a broad taste in music. What I really like is bands that can change their sound at the drop of a hat. Bad Brains, The Clash, The Supersuckers for example can pull it off with ease and in my mind have really set the bar pretty high, with Metallica, and Red Hot Chili Peppers being the low mark. Well last night I saw the bar get raised even higher. Hank Williams III (Hank III)was in town last night and really put on one hell of a show. I was kind of sitting on the fence on this show until I got an e-mail from T-Bird. Kelly, Christine, and Skyler rounded out the crew and it was game on for sure. I have seen him before with Superjoint Ritual which is a very heavy sound, too heavy for most mortals. You know when your name is Hank Williams you better be able to play country and play he did. The first set was all country. While it was not exactly the high lonesome sound of his grandfather is was some kick ass twangy stuff that was perfect. Then the show got a little harder. At first it was more psychobilly then it progresed to a full blown mosh pit punk show. T-Bird had some sweet moves in the pit. The singer for the punk portion was nuts. He kept hitting himself in the head with the mic and had blood all over his face. I got some pretty cool pics that will soon be in the Concerts you Missed album. So Hank III is pretty much the man in my book. Great country transitioning into great punk. I guess that it is not really much of a stretch when you consider country is the original DIY punk. I wonder what kind of crap Sly is listening too right now?
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