[Nashville,
TN] I was enthused about this show solely on the basis of their poster –
they’ve got a look – or more to the point, they’ve got a look that isn’t seen
around the likes of here: rockabilly/street punk. I’m sad to report I really
really did not like them. There was just nothing pleasant about their music –
and I know that’s kind of their point – the guy has tattoos from his scalp to
his toenails and clearly wasn’t looking to butter us up. But they’re cowpunk
and I kept expecting something more like The Tombstones. But it was mostly
abrasive and irritating. The girl was slapping on a single low-grade drum. The
guy’s voice wasn’t great. They were working hard to put on a live show but
everything was more gimmick than quality. I just kept thinking they’re the sort
of band you’d really like if you passed them playing a corner on Bourbon Street
or something. Truth be told, I was way too tired to be out – and this venue’s
sound system may not have been up to snuff for a band like them. The girl was a
knockout and could really sing. They’re actually a married couple touring in a
cute little silver trailer. They were great to the crowd, mingling before and
after the show… But to get back to being a snobby jerk, I don’t like their
name. Jokes about poor white people are only slightly less ech to me than jokes
about poor black people. I was distracted by the braids on the side of the
girl’s head which really mucked up her ‘look.’ The guy disappeared for half of
the set, leaving the girl alone to do covers that weren’t necessarily bad [“In
the Pines (Where Did You Sleep Last Night?)” and “Wagonwheel” (all right, I
take back the not bad – if I hear Wagonwheel one more time in this town, I will
stab myself in the neck with a fork)] but did seal the fact that they don’t
have a band identity. I drifted outside mid-set – I returned for the end of the
set and most everybody else had drifted off – I couldn’t blame them. Thanks to
ElPrimoHaole for tracking the covers for me and recommending the best of their
recorded stuff.
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