Sun 8/25 @ 8PM
The Beachland Ballroom’s got a feast for fans of alt-country/roots rock, an elastic genre it’s known for championing. It’s featuring three acts known for great live shows based on their multi-genre approach to music.
The Dallas-based trio Reverend Horton Heat, led by “Reverend” Jim Heath, will hold down the headlining set with the high-energy psychobilly — a mongrel style that incorporates punk rock, rockabilly, country, and a few other stray things — it’s been developing for nearly 30 years.
Texas’ saving grace is that for every lunatic right-wing politician it produces, it also spawns a wonderful songwriter.
Wayne the Train Hancock is known for writing country-based tunes that evoke good times, bad times, and lonely times, which he’s been recording them since 1995’s Thunderstorms and Neon Signs. He’s also known for hard-rocking show fueled by honky-tonk, western swing, and rockabilly. He lives in Austin, of course, just about the only part of Texas that hasn’t gone off its hinges.
And finally, there’s Deke Dickerson, whose status as a guitar whiz enhances his eclectic live shows, where you might hear anything from rockabilly and country to blues and polka.
Before and after the show DJs Hot Trash and Wolfboy Slim will be spinning in the tavern, starting at 6pm.
Tickets are $22.
Photo: Reverend Horton Heat