Rockabilly Weekend Nov 3 & Nov 4

The Rocket Fins and the Deadcats

I saw the Deadcats around Halloween last year in a show at the Brickyard that proved to be Scooter's last. This newest incarnation (brou! hahaha!) of the local Vancouver psychobilly band has seen Mick move from guitar to upright to replace the gut-bucket that Scooter brought to the mix.Friday (Nov 3) is your chance to see them perform.

8PM Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver

I saw the Rocket Fins play the Lamplighter this last July. This is a part of the review I wrote then:

Last night Stumble Records threw another "chains-on-the-wallet, cuffs-rolled-up, and-tattoos-that-say-'Mom, Cindy, Susie Forever' party at the Lamplighter with The Rocket Fins, The Farrell Bros., and The Alley Dukes. And the faithful turned out proving the local rockabilly and psycho-billy scene is alive and well.

I arrived about 10 minutes into The Rocket Fins' set and the four boys were standing in their canvas high-top sneakers cranking away with their combination of twang country guitars, growling vocals, and clickity click rockabilly drumming. Mick, the upright bass player, was pulling on his strings like he was unspooling cable by the yard.

At one point near the end of their set they let loose with a lead guitar and drum duet with Chopper making his battered Les Paul scream and kick while the drummer kept beating his toms until the room was spinning like a hurricane. And then, with the rattling of the snare drums, the song re-launched into the chorus and the room went back to normal.

It was a fucking magical moment.

The band has its CD release party this Saturday (Nov 4th) at The Marine Club on Homer Street. If the last gig I saw is any indication this is going to be a howler.

See you there?

M