What is it about aging rock stars?\u00a0 Sometimes it seems like they are a bunch of old folks at a retirement home feuding back and forth, just looking for something to be upset about.<\/p>\n
This week, Moby (the musician, not the late former Houston disc jockey) is talking smack about the Kinks, in particular their 1970 song \u201cLola.\u201d\u00a0 It seems that Moby believes \u201cLola\u201d is \u201cgross and transphobic,\u201d adding, \u201cI like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dave Davies, guitarist in the Kinks, smacked back, claiming that Moby is way off base, pointing out that the band members were, during their touring days, friendly with a group of drag performers known as The Cockettes. \u00a0Also of note is the song\u2019s lyric, \u201cI\u2019m glad I\u2019m a man and so is Lola.\u201d\u00a0 It sounds like the characters in the song were happy with the arrangement.<\/p>\n
No doubt that the spat will continue.\u00a0 At this point, Jayne County, a veteran punk singer who is trans, has entered the fray, declaring on social media, \u201c\u2019Lola\u2019 will always be a very special song to me! With this song, The Kinks projected themselves into the modern world. The REAL world! A world full of all kinds of people! Bisexual, gay, trans, not just a world full of straight heterosexuals!\u201d<\/p>\n
The ever-acerbic and sometimes grumpy Ray Davies, the Kinks lead singer who wrote the song with his brother Dave, has yet to weigh in.\u00a0 That should be interesting<\/p>\n
Ticket Alert<\/p>\n
Some acts just aren\u2019t for everyone.\u00a0 Such is the case with Insane Clown Posse, a duo whose music is described as \u201chorrorcore rap.\u201d\u00a0 With faces painted in menacing black and white designs, these are definitely some creepy clowns.\u00a0 Pennywise?\u00a0 A wimp compared to these dudes.\u00a0 The Juggalos (ICP fans) will unite at the House of Blues <\/a>on Thursday, April 23, and tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n Guitar players (hell, musicians in general) can be a bit peculiar, but with Buckethead, the weirdness is off the chart.\u00a0 Bucket (Mr. Head?) is the heavy metal guitar shredder who will only perform wearing a white mask with a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on top of his noggin.\u00a0 He was in Guns N\u2019 Roses for a while, but I guess he was too strange, even for Axl Rose.\u00a0 And did we mention that Buckethead once claimed to have been raised \u2013 by chickens \u2013 in a chicken coop?\u00a0 But, as David Bowie once said of Ziggy Stardust, \u201cBoy could he play guitar.\u201d\u00a0 You can catch Buckethead\u2019s act on Sunday, June 14, at the House of Blues<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Todd Rundgren will perform at the House of Blues<\/a> on Wednesday, June 17, as part of his \u201cDamned If I Do\u201d tour.\u00a0 Rundgren explained the name by saying, \u201cIt\u2019s always a challenge for me because my audience is so diverse, I never know what they\u2019re in the mood for.\u00a0 \u00a0I want to make sure we have all the musical ammunition we need to satisfy the spectrum.\u201d\u00a0 The artist presale (including a VIP option) starts today, with the general ticket sale set for Friday.<\/p>\n Willie Nelson will be all over Texas during the Fourth of July weekend, bringing his Outlaw Music Festival to Dallas on Friday, Austin on Saturday (the festival doubles as Willie\u2019s Fourth of July Picnic in this case) and winding up at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a> on Sunday, July 5.\u00a0 In addition to Willie, the bill includes Wilco, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., Margo Price and Lily Meola.\u00a0 The ticket sale starts on Friday.<\/p>\n Bryan Adams has experienced something of a career renaissance over the past year, riding on the success of his most recent album, Roll with the Punches, a reunion with uber-producer Mutt Lange.\u00a0 Adams will perform at Toyota Center<\/a> on Wednesday, July 29, which means a break for his fans who might otherwise have to endure the summer heat at the Pavilion.\u00a0\u00a0 As a bonus (and as a way to pump up ticket sales), Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will open.\u00a0 There are a passel of presales for this concert, some of which are already underway, with others rolling out today and Thursday.\u00a0 If any tickets are left after the many presales, I suppose those will be up for grabs on Friday.<\/p>\n Get ready for a serious dose of \u201880s and \u201890s nostalgia on Sunday, October 4, when the ladies of TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0Presales are in progress, and the general sale will begin on Friday.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Get ready to push it real good!<\/p>\n Though John Lydon (formerly known as Johnny Rotten) declined to take part in this fall\u2019s Sex Pistols reunion tour, it seems that the notion may have inspired him in a roundabout way.\u00a0 That\u2019s right, Lydon will be going on the road again, but in this case, he will be reuniting with Public Image Ltd, his post-Pistols band.\u00a0 PiL will be in Houston on Thursday, February 25, at the White Oak Music Hall<\/a>, and tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n Concerts This Week<\/p>\n In some cases, a band whose music contains too many facets can create confusion among listeners and therefore give rise to a marketing nightmare.\u00a0 However, that\u2019s not a problem for the Wood Brothers.\u00a0 Though the band has achieved its greatest success on the country charts, the Brothers have successfully combined blues, folk, gospel and jazz, appealing to fans of all different stripes.\u00a0 Check them out on Friday at the Heights Theater<\/a>.<\/p>\n A Flock of Seagulls?\u00a0 The band with the singer with the weird hair?\u00a0 Are they still around?\u00a0 Well, yes, as a matter of fact, still under the leadership of vocalist and keyboard player Mike Score (the guy whose hairstyle had a certain avian quality about it).\u00a0 If you are jonesing for the early days of MTV, head over to the House of Blues<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n