Rhiannon Gammill was not born behind the wheel of a jet black coupe DeVille and has regretted it ever since. Like the b-movies that inspire it, Rhiannon's life is filmed in glorious black and blue. She has broken heels, smashed kneecaps and blackened eyes in clubs all along Red River; thankfully no one else was hurt. Rhiannon has been attacked by emus in Oklahoma and fended off a ravenous camel in Johnson City. She lives in Austin with a big dog and an even bigger library. Johnny Cash's autobiography is, of course, filed under "Religion."
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By Rhiannon Gammill
| Friday, February 2, 2007, 03:13 PM
I don’t usually get too sanguine about Bloodfeast, the sorta annual psychobilly show put on by Hairball 8 productions. However, I’m all het up over the glorious return of 7 Shot Screamers, a dirtyhot psychoglam combo (Think a little Jagger, a little Johannsen and a lot of Iggy) from St. Louis, who will be playing Bloodfeast 5 at Emo’s on Saturday night. Show up before 9:30 p.m. and only pay $6 to get in. Don’t miss it.
In other Red River news, Friday night is the Handsome Joel Benefit at Elysium. Put on your best black eyeliner and shell out a few bucks for a good cause. Lineup includes Dixie Witch, Amplified Heat, SuperHeavyGoatAss, Brewtality, Inc. and Heart & Soul Soundsystem.
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By Robyn
February 6, 2007 06:46 AM | Link to this
Curiouser and curiouser. I have said before that I really enjoyed your blog but I always considered understanding it to be a secondary concern. I only got half of the explanations but that's par for the course. signed: la-fausse-brune-who-does-not-care-if-she-cannot-bridge-the-generation-gap-okay-half-a-generation
By Alma Jackson
February 5, 2007 03:58 PM | Link to this
whew! That was a mouthful Ms. Adventure..: > Thank you for that bodacious summation. Yes, I remember Mick, but I turned the channel the minute I saw him, sorry honey, but that boy looks like a life-lived-rough. Guess I'm guess too attracted to George Strait. And the rest, well, lets just say its not my cup of tea..but to each their own.. Keep up the good work..: >
By Alma Jackson
February 3, 2007 05:30 PM | Link to this
ok honey, I don't mean to be rude, but I'm from the 70's timetable and would like to know WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT....really I'd like to know; some of us old women like to stay up on the "buzz phrases" but I have no clue.
**Miss Adventure responds**
Ha! Okay, let me see if I can translate (although I would like it stated for the record that most of the people/music style to which I refer were alive, kicking and probably better in the '70s. YOU should probably be teaching ME.)
Psychobilly - A musical style taking its cues from rockabilly (Ricky Nelson, early Elvis), iconic country (Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard), Seattle garage (The Sonics) 1950's-60's B movies, especially ones involving monsters or hot rods, all put in a blender and mixed with punk-style arrangements. The Flametrick Subs are the best example of psychobilly locally. They take after The Cramps, who are widely considered the genre's parents.
Dirtyhot - Sexy and raunchy, the type you don't take home to momma!
Psychoglam -the preface psycho --as in pyschobilly-- usually indicates a punk treatment of an established musical genre, in this case the glam rock of the 1970s (Bowie et al)
Jagger - Mick. Posing, posturing, pouting frontman of a little combo called The Rolling Stones (I didn't need to tell you this one, did I?)
Johansen - David. The campy occasionally cross-dressing lead singer of 1970's seminal punk rock/glam band The New York Dolls.
Iggy - Iggy Pop, oft-nude singer The Stooges. Known as the Godfather of Punk, has lived a life that makes Keith Richards look like Mary Lou Retton. Off the charts stage energy...also? Clearly insane and probably made of asbestos.
Emo's - a large and venerated club on the corner of 6th and Red River, downtown.
Red River - The street on which most of the bars that are still interested in live music --mostly punk, rockabilly and their lovechildren-- reside.
Handsome Joel - Joel Svatek, the patron saint of Red River. He was the Emo's stage manager --beloved by almost all. On January 27th, 2003 he was hit and killed by a drunk driver. The Handsome Joel foundation is a local nonprofit dedicated to reduce the number of drunk-driving related deaths.
Elysium - A goth/dance club on Red River. I've only been in once, but the clientele seems to wear a lot of vinyl, capes and stage make up. The black eyeliner was a gentle poke at the goth kids (don't want to poke them too hard and make them cry).
everything else are bands, of which I had various unimportant opinions.
Hope this helps, and thanks for reading!