10/07 Toadies and Reverend Horton Heat with Nashville Pussy at First Avenue
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Not only was it the 25th Anniversary of Rubberneck, but it was also Reverend Horton Heat’s 25th Anniversary of Liquor in the Front… so the band also agreed to perform their entire album live too.
The special tour literally took two years in the making, as Toadies drummer Mark Reznicek explained, “This tour was originally slated to go out in 2020… Because of the effects of Covid, this is our third attempt at doing a tour celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Rubberneck. It’s been a long time coming, but the third time’s the charm as they say. It wasn’t ever an easy decision to postpone tours, but we felt it was the right thing to do to keep everyone (ourselves included) safe. And we’re really excited to finally be getting out there to play the album in its entirety for all our patient fans across the country.”
Rounding out the celebration was support from Atlanta’s Nashville Pussy, who kicked off the event, running at 100 miles an hour and never stopping. The cowpunk band is always fun to watch.
We last saw the band in May 2019, noting, “The band is led by husband-wife duo Blaine Cartwright and guitarist Ruyter Suys, along with new drummer Ben Thomas and bassist Bonnie Buitrago, whose hair was nearly as lion-maned as Suys. “Who wants some Pussy?” Cartwright asked after tuning up, beginning the set with 2005’s ‘Pussy Time’, in case anyone in the crowd didn’t realize what time it actually was. Suys and Buitrago were flowing masses of head banging hair and the band, realizing they were behind schedule, barely took a breath between the first several songs.”
Next up was Reverend Horton Heat (guitarist/singer Jim Heath, upright bassist Jimbo Wallace, drummer Jonathan Jeter), who played the entire Liquor in the Front album, with the exception of “The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin (this ragtime piano song would be more like an outro to play in the background when you leave the stage).
Liquor in the Front was RHH’s first album under Sub Pop (who became a superstar label when they signed Nirvanna in 1988) and RHH’s song “In Your Wildest Dreams” appeared in various TV shows at that time period. When they played this song at First Avenue, everyone in the audience screamed back “cha cha cha!” as they closed out the song.
Jim Health, smiling and clearly happy, felt they had to re-do the ending of the song, to get everyone in the audience had to chance to say “cha cha cha!” again!
Reverend Horton Heat’s set was cut a little short, because there was someone passed out in the front. The band stopped playing and asked if the person was okay. After everything was given the okay to continue, Health said that this was their last song, which was a Motörhead cover of “Ace of Spades”.
The Toadies (singer/guitarist Vaden Todd Lewis, drummer Mark Reznicek, lead guitarist Clark Vogeler, and bassist Doni Blair) closed out the night. As expected, the band played the entire Rubberneck album… but before the album, they played some classic Toadies songs… and a new song called “Closer to You”, which they are hoping they can record it for the next album.
Rubberneck was (and is) The Toadies’ most important album, originally released in 1994 on Interscope Records and earning the band RIAA gold and platinum status. Their song, “Possum Kingdom”, as well as “Away” and “Tyler”, established the band on the global stage.
Unfortunately, during the performance of “Away”, someone in the audience threw a drink and hit singer Vaden Todd Lewis. First Avenue had to find and remove that person from the venue.
If there is one Toadies show to see, this Rubberneck anniversary tour is probably the best tour to see them live. Combine that with The Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy, it’s an unbeatable tour.
Remaining tour dates:
Oct. 9 - Chicago, IL - Metro^
Oct. 11 – Indianapolis, IN – HiFi^
Oct. 12 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak^
Oct. 13 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues^
Oct. 14 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater^
Oct. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Jergel's^
Oct. 16 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza^
Oct. 19 - Boston, MA - Paradise^
Oct 20 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall^
Oct. 21 - Asbury Park, NY - Stone Pony^
Oct. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts^
Oct. 23 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore^
Oct. 25 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl^
Oct. 26 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater^
Oct. 27 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
Oct. 28 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room^
Oct. 29 – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live^
Oct. 31 – House of Blues - New Orleans, Drakulas
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