The Flamin' Hellcats

This show comes highly recommend by one of our most knowledgeable members, and he sure has great taste. The Flamin Hellcats are gonna be at Rudz on Friday, July 17. Here is a little info on the Hellcats' from the Houston Press so check it out: "The Flamin' Hellcats - (Houston, TX ) Houston Press:Flamin' Hellcats, When you get right down to it, perfect rock and roll is a pretty simple thing. All too many people forget that, and cut pure rock with all kinds of additives in the name of creativity. Some of these divergent blends are interesting in their own right, true, but sometimes you just need it straight.Reveling in the perfection of rock and roll in its most basic forms, the local trio prefers the swagger of swinging eighth notes and walking basslines, clean vocals and twangy guitars to the snide, overly self-conscious muso embellishments that often drain rock music of its very rock-ness. Paying homage to proto-­rockers like Bill Haley and Carl Perkins, but with an ethos born of punk. If you want it strong and neat, the Flamin' Hellcats — whose first album in several years is due soon — serve "101% Texas Vato-Billy," which equates to about 200 proof rock 'n roll." Their new release is going to be a real explosion with contributions from guest, Billy Gibbons, of Z.Z. Top, and 5 time Grammy winner, Flaco Jimenez. The already perfectly tuned sounds of the Hellcats can only go up, up, up, with Billy & Flaco in the studio. Now my friend tells me that Flaco will be playing in Houston on the Thursday night before the Hellcats tear up Rudz. That sure would be unbelievably cool if he stopped in to play a song or two with the Hellcats! But, that is just speculation.