I've mentioned Hayseed Dixie before. In short, they play rock-'n'-roll songs as straight traditional bluegrass. Their rendition of "Feel Like Making Love" should not be missed.
Well, last night at the Bottom Line, they opened for a band called Brave Combo. Brave Combo is... well, they're a polka band.
Yep. You heard me right.
Polka.
They play straight polka -- German, Mexican, Polish, Swedish -- and they also play what can only be described as rock polka.
Huh? Rock Polka?
Yep. Basically, just imagine that rock music, instead of being blues-based, was polka-based instead. That's what they sound like.
That's weird.
Yeah, but it works. They also do a cha-cha version of "Louie, Louie", and a few other things. In fact, the only blues-based number they played all night was a funk cover of "The Hokey-Pokey".
The Hokey-Pokey?
Yep.
The one where you put it in and you put it out and then you shake it all about?
One and the same. Anyway, they're a really amazing band, at least live. So if they're coming to your town, check them out. Really. I mean it.