Hot Country Love

Last Saturday I stopped at the Greenroom because I heard a loud explosion of music. As I peeked inside I noticed a bunch of folks screaming, dancing and belting out: "Yeeeehaaaaaa!"

What the heck was going on? I thought. I noticed my old friend Brock and his mop of dreads standing near the door of the show room. "You're in for a real country show!" he smiled at me.

Now first of all let me say this, as you may have noticed many of my blog entries about shows have been basically rock or hip hop; I'm not the biggest fan of country music...at all. Yet what I heard wasn't your average Brooks and Dunn style country that makes run away.


This is hard, in-your-face, dangerous country that would send any of those country pop stars shaking in their boots and tight jeans. Hellbound Glory is a Rockabilly, classic country band that reminisces of the old days of countryand rockabilly with influences such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Lee Lewis and Hank Williams. Believe me; I was actually enjoying what I heard. The band is Leroy Bowers (guitar/vocals), Andrew Barron ( bass), Adam Steele (pedal steel) and Chico (drums).

This gang of outlaws put on a spectacular show delivering country music the way it was intended to be. Leroy is an excellent performer; decked out in stylish cowboy attire complete with shiny boots to match. During one of their songs, he busted out the familiar cords to"Misirlou, most popular as the Pulp Fiction theme song.

Ladies, watch out for this one, a lady killer indeed. Whether you believe me or not youll catch yourself staring at him for much longer than you think. I looked over at the crowd and saw that the majority of the ladies in the room were giving him google eyes and flirtatatious smiles. I even started to catch myself staring way too long.
Dont judge me; you have to see it to believe it!
It doesn't matter if you dont like country, go see them.

If you like a good show you have to check them out! They are always playing, check their MySpace for upcoming shows. They will be playing at Fritz Bar and Grill on Sept 22-be there!

An overwhelming performance for sure, I guarantee you'll be pounding your boot against the floor for some good ol' country music.

*All photos provided by Hellbound Glory