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How many of you attendedDick Dale's one night stand at theZephyr? No it w<strong>as</strong>n't anotherdreaded mckabilly show,althoughVoodoo Swing burned <strong>as</strong> theopening act. If you are like the,writers at the Salt Lake Tribuneyou mibsed it because you thoughtit w<strong>as</strong> just another blues bandplaying the Zephyr. I opened theFriday, May 20, Entertainmentsection oftheTribune positive thatthere would be a cover story onDickDale.Instead there w<strong>as</strong><strong>as</strong>toryon the ParkWest appearance ofTraffic, who have seen better daysand only have two of the originalmembers. I didn't go. Glory be toGod, dinosaurs roam the Earth,they aren't extinct after all.Searching for any word at allon the "King of the Surf Guitar"actually stopping in this pitifulberg I found the one liner in theclub listings - "Dick Dale -blues."Yea, and "pianist Sonny Rollins"is headlining the Snowbird Bluesand Jazz Festival. I'm watching fora cover story on the doo-wop ofthe Beach Boys next, after all theydid cover the Del Vikings. ThePrivate Eye chose to spotlightMedicine who played next door. Ican't complain, at le<strong>as</strong>t Spanky'shad a mention and I wouldn't expectFulton to go retro on us.. Dick Dale is in his fifties, buthe is along way from finished. Hisfire can't be extinguished - theguy's guitar smokes. Anyone inattendance at this show walkedout of the placein total awe. Alongwithsurfguitar, (What needs tobesaid about his ability with surf; heinvented it.) played upside downand left-handed, (Gosh, I wonderwho inspired Jimi Hendrix?) camea few biues licks. I am convincedthe man can do anything' with aguitar. He chorded the b<strong>as</strong>s of hissidekick with drumsticks, hehelped out the drummer on thunderingsolos and he even sang alittle. Thenight ranks ivith the bestlive music experiences I've everhad. Tell, me watching tired,burnedaut "cl<strong>as</strong>sic rock" dudeson a gr<strong>as</strong>sy slope with thousandswill be <strong>as</strong> good. Will they meltguitar picks on thestrings(it's trueheactually does melt guitar picks,I saw it with my own eyes.) andkeep an audiencecompletely mesmerizedfor closeto two hours withonly a guitar, drums and b<strong>as</strong>s?Somehow, I don't think so. The"King Of The Surf Guitar" cameand left, only the SLUG hacks noticed.Where w<strong>as</strong> Ms. Wolf?Enough on surf music,where's the Wily. It's coming butfirst check out who's appearing at#2 "boomer heaven," - the UtahArts Festival (#1 is the ParkWestSummer concert series). JimmyDale Gilmore will be here touring 'in support of his CD-5 withMudhoney. Pick that one up forthe twangyou love tohate versionof "BlindingSun" and gorub elbowswith theprivilegedthrongs forthe liveexperience.Weara "LuckyJeans" T-shirt andGuess shorts,you'll fitright in.T h eZephyr is hosting live nxkabillyon Monday Rights through June.What? Yes, it's true. Along withSeedy taverns, weddings and barmitzvahs the Broken Hearts andVoodoo Swing will play "dclubs. The Broken Hearts will alsoplay DBCoopersonSunday nightsthrough June. I'd like to give awarning to patrons of the club.There are JDs roaming this towndressed in black leather and motorcycleboots. They have tattoosand gre<strong>as</strong>y hair. Watch out thatthey don't stompon you<strong>as</strong> you tryto dance to music you'll never understand.If you get in the way ofthe lovely female swing dancerswho follow the Broken Hearts everywhere,they might just send youflying- with a smile on their faces.On the recorded music sceneis an advance c<strong>as</strong>sette of the goodReverend's mapr label debut. TheReverend Horton Heat h<strong>as</strong> hit thebigs. He's still into the booze, thenew disc is titled "Liquor In TheFront." Unlike "ourtown" the folksin the Reverend's home town appreciatethe 'billy. He won fourawards in the Dall<strong>as</strong> Musk poll,including "Songwriter Of TheYear." ~6w,if oniy theguy wouldspend more time writing songsandpracticing instead of touring,drinking and whining about lackof recognition. Watcli for theshinyplatter in late June. It's the f<strong>as</strong>test,craziest shit he's put out yet, butthat's not all -he throws in someTex-Mex, honky-tonk and even <strong>as</strong>midgen of traditional rockabilly.Next to that c<strong>as</strong>sette the bestthings I've heard are; some cat outof Canada named Ray Condo whorecords for the English Fury label;(youcanp'ickitupat Smokeys) the1ocals;the Broken Hearts, sure Larah<strong>as</strong> the voice, but there is a bandbackingher, andVoodooSwing's, advance, ,, whichshouldprovethat .theseguys arereal <strong>as</strong>skicking'billy. TheEuropeanswisht h e ycould doit thisgood. The Cadillac Tramps advanceon oneof my favorite recordlabels, Dr. Dream, also kicks and aband ontheEstruslabelcompletelyblew my speakers with their downand dirty blues.White boys can't play theblues, just listen to the Fab T-Birdsscheduled for the saddest concertof the year; next to the up-comingLivestockaffair with whatever h<strong>as</strong>beens "cl<strong>as</strong>sic rock" radio h<strong>as</strong>signed up this year; 4e Southernrock Fuck You We're Broke toursponsored by Skoal. Keep chewingboys and your lip will look <strong>as</strong>bad <strong>as</strong> my voice sounds. Why notadd George Thorogood? I guessSalt LakeCity residents havesomet<strong>as</strong>te after all because this concertw<strong>as</strong> cancelled due to poor ticketsales.Jack 0'Fire is blues <strong>as</strong> you'vealways wanted it. File next to theJon Spcer Blues Explosion; whothe boys in Jack (Y Fire don't carefor; Billy Childish, Elmore James,Howlin' Wolf, The Gun Club andthe Gibson Brothers. Beg BC to getit in or order by mail for $12.Southern Culture On TheSkids h<strong>as</strong>a biglOinch6~t.Itcomesto us courtesy of the Folks at SympathyFor TheRecotd hdustryandis part 'billy, part surf and part <strong>as</strong>skicking hillbilly. Too bad thedamnthing i~ pressed on black vinyI.The Cruddy Record Dealership inSeattle sent a handful of 45s. Theone from the Picketts is all swinginginstrumentals. They sure canpick it, but I miss ChristyMcWilson'svocals.P.0. Box95364Seattle, W<strong>as</strong>hington 981454361.Finally comes a bizam disc fromNeurotic Bop. The company usuallysticks with vinyl, but they'vecompiled some of it on a disc titled"%Movie Brain." Thereisall kindsof weird shit on this disc, all of it isdedicated to tr<strong>as</strong>hy movies. Forminimal mkabilly and honkytonkor maximum garage, surfand" movie type music look intothiscompany. P.O.Box1009,Royaloak, MI 48068.Chminentsoverheard at clubsaround town. A hair flingingBeavisand Butthead addict on thetwangin' Broken Hearts, "Whydon't they gs swallow anothercat?" A bald yup-yy-yuppie tryingto pick up a lesbi&gd@phyrBroken Hearts.show, '&t mdyto dance, they're going to playsome more rockabilly." A whiteshirt and tie clad downtownbiian on Voodoo Swing, "I wishthey'd play more covers."Recommended live musicscheduled for early June includes;C. C. Adcock at the Zephyr June 3and 4; Cadillac Tramps at the Bar& Grill on June 9; RoadhouseRockers at the Bar & Grill on June7 and of course the nightly appearancesoflocaland national acts,both good and bad, at selectedclubs around town.In the rumor mill are the returnsof Big Sandy and the ReverendHorton Heat-Thedream showwould have them playing together.On my wish list a?, the Dave andDeke Combo, Ronnie Dawson, theBelmont Playboys, Hot Rod Lincoln,Jimmy Roy and His 5 StarHillbillies, Ray Condo and the allgirlrockabilly band I've heardabout but never listened to -yet.Ynktty, yak don't talk bark.by Wheels
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