Nightbeat: Reverend Horton Heat • Nashville Pussy • Supersuckers
Some things don’t change. Ol’ Jim Heath from Corpus Christi is still tellin’ his Texas-sized whoppers to a raging backbeat, and that in a nutshell is the magic of a Reverend Horton Heat show. Long before there was a Hootenanny, celebrating all things rockin’ and poppin’ and hootin’ and hollerin’ (see Saturday, below), the Rev. was pretty much an anomaly in modern rock clubs. Thanks to Sub Pop Records, he made that leap from the sawdust circuit, and he’s never looked back. His trio is joined tonight by some familiar faces: His buddies from the grunge days, the ever-tight and rollicking Supersuckers; as well as that wild-eyed hair-bear biker bunch calling themselves Nashville Pussy.
Sat. at House of Blues Sunset Strip, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 848-5100, hob.com.
Thursday, July 3
The Constantines. Famed Canuck art-punkers command plenty of respect worldwide from fellow musicians, but they’re still hitting the smaller stages. For now. The Troubadour, West Hollywood, troubadour.com
Fair to Midland. The schizoid prog band from Texas has grown in fame with the help of System of a Down mainman Serj Tankian, who released the group’s latest album. Vault 350, Long Beach, vault350.com. Also Sat. at Malibu Inn.
Golden Animals. The hippie White Stripes? Knitting Factory, Hollywood, knittingfactory.com.
One Hawaii Concert. Program features historic Hawaiian music and Hula event, featuring performers Na Leo, Keali’i Reichel, and Weldon Kekauoha. Santa Monica Pier. Free. Twilightdance.org.
Friday, July 4
Don McLean with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. American Pie and fireworks … pick up the Levys in your Chevy and get thee hence! Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, pacificsymphony.org.
Saturday, July 5
Dear and the Headlights. The Phoenix indie-rock band is known for its endearing melodies. Knitting Factory.
Hootenanny 2008. The annual rockabilly/punk/roots music event features three stages and more than 20 performers, including Mike Ness of Social Distortion, Tiger Army, Glen Glenn, BR549’s Chuck Mead, Throw Rag, Royal Crown Revue. Oak Canyon Ranch, Irvine Lake, thehootenanny.com.
Sunday, July 6
Banyan. Jazz-rock crew made up of local indie stars (Mike Watt, Stephen Perkins, etc.). Safari Sam’s, Hollywood, safari-sams.com.
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers. J.D. Wilkes and his hillbilly howl are just the most prominent elements of this in-your-face rockabilly crew. Spaceland, Silver Lake, clubspaceland.com.
Monday, July 7
American Idols Live. It’s like your TV springs into real life or something! Staples Center, downtown Los Angeles, staplescenter.com.
David Banner. The rapper is about to drop The Greatest Story Ever Told. House of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, hob.com.
Princeton. Echo Park-based trio melds chamber pop and folk in an ear-pleasing way. Silverlake Lounge, Silver Lake, foldsilverlake.com.
Under the Influence of Giants. Shake what yo’ mama gave ya with these local funk-groove merchants. Spaceland, Silver Lake, clubspaceland.com.
Stevie Wonder. The legend shares his songs in the key of life. Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, hollywoodbowl.com.
Tuesday, July 8
Dark Lotus, Haystak. Detroit rap collective (including Shaggy from Insane Clown Posse) purveys lyrics of murder and mayhem to the masses. House of Blues Sunset Strip.
Mondo Generator, Year Long Disaster. Nick Oliveri (ex-Queens of the Stone Age) leads punk group Mondo Generator; white-hot trio Year Long Disaster fuse Zeppelin, White Stripes and Jeff Buckley. Viper Room, West Hollywood, viperroom.com.
Yaz. Definitive ’80s synth-dance band returns with original members Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet. Orpheum Theatre, downtown Los Angeles, laorpheum.com.
Wednesday, July 9
Natasha Bedingfield, The Veronicas, Kate Voegele. Upbeat pop from well-scrubbed women from England (Bedingfield), Australia (Veronicas), and Ohio (Voegele). House of Blues Sunset Strip, hob.com.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Avant rockers with a Dadaist sense of humor and spectacle. With the Monty Python-referencing Edmund Welles. The Troubadour, West Hollywood, troubadour.com.
Thou, Leech, Lake of Blood. Underground metal skronks forth! The Smell, downtown L.A., thesmell.org.
Published: 07/02/2008
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