HEYROCCO & H.A.R.D. @ EL ROCKO

Influenced by The Cure, Radiohead, The Strokes, and Built to Spill, Heyrocco (pictured) renovates a classic grunge sound with clean notes of early new wave and modern pop rock sensibilities. H.A.R.D. comes from a seemingly bottomless supply of excellent Nashville rock bands featuring strong songwriting and superior musicianship. 

TUESDAY, FEB 8 | 8 PM

SPACE COKE @ EL ROCKO

Cheech and Chong fans know the reference. Ardent fans know front man Reno Gooch clubbed the thunder broom for Laura Pleasants’ The Discussion last fall. Everyone MUST search YouTube for “Corpsewood Manor.” Space Coke does fuzzy, big riffin’ psych-punk-metal right. Bog Monkey and Damned to Earth give you time to get HAF.

SATURDAY, FEB 5 | 8 PM

THE DEAD SOUTH @ VICTORY NORTH

Straight outta Saskatchewan, the folk-bluegrass Canucks have been picking at it for 10 years. When two disillusioned members of an alt/ grunge band learned the banjo and mandolin, their plans for a “rockin’ stompin’ bluegrass band” came to fruition. They lean into satire, but the music is no joke. Different sets each night. 

WED & THUR, FEB 2 & 3  | 7 PM

BIRD DOG JUBILEE @ BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

Do your ears perk up when you hear there might be something a little phishy about a certain band? If so, Bird Dog Jubilee is right up your alley. The Atlanta quartet mixes up a potent cocktail of rock, psychedelic, and extended jams with an occasional touch of the blues.

SATURDAY, FEB 5 | 9 PM

This article appears in Feb 2-8, 2022.