Minneapolis rockabilly & psychobilly: alive and kicking!
Anyone who caught last night’s show at Club Underground in NE probably knows already: we DO have rockabilly here in the mini-apple, and you’d be a weak-kneed sumnabitch to tut-tut that fact. For anyone interested in the punk rock diaspora and it’s many mutations — or even if you’re a just a fan of 50′s Americana, this is something to check out. Last night was a good look at the spectrum of this genre, with rockabilly punk Vinca (whose smoking hot lead singer just popped out a kid), to the snarling greaser rock of Dead Town Revival, to the spooky psychobilly goodness of The Reckless Ones. The show’s hosts, The Spent .50′s brought it full circle with some classic garage punk ballads at the end. (It all comes back to the garage.) Just as fun seeing the acts at a show like this is looking at the audience members, who often dress -and dance- the part. I tell you, all the tattoo’d legs kicking out of cocktail dresses and cuffed jeans were something to behold!
By clicking on any of the band’s names above you should be able to find a show in the near future. Perhaps you should even check out the next Hot Rod Hearse show at the favorite throwback venue Lee’s Liquor Lounge on June 10th. See you there!
