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Rockin’ out at OTP’s Jimi Hendrix Tribute & ’60s Party
By John Sollenberger 11/25/2009
THIRTY-NINE YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, JIMI HENDRIX’S INFLUENCE, WHICH helped shape the careers of generations of guitarists, reaches far beyond the grave.
Friday night, a group of young, downtown LA-based bands gather to honor his birthday at Pasadena’s Old Towne Pub. While they boast varying styles, and aren’t in his psychedelic blues mode, the common factor is that the guitarists all list Hendrix as a major influence. First up is Rope In Hand, a country rebel band in the vein of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams. Then comes The Dharma Bums, indie rockers reminiscent of Bare Naked Ladies and Kinky.
Next, The Deadbeat Sinatras perform music with influences of Social Distortion and X. Thee Atom Smashers take the stage with a classic punk sound à la Agent Orange, Fear and The Dead Kennedys. Then, English transplants Shah rock out with influences of Duran Duran and Prince. Rounding out the show is Kasio Antaxia, a sound informed by The Killers and Sonic Youth.
Each band will play a Hendrix song during their set, in their own style. Guests are encouraged to show up in 1960s fashion in honor of the guitar master’s heyday.
Music starts at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Old Towne Pub, 66 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. Enter through the alley off Holly Street between Fair Oaks and Raymond Avenues. Call (626) 577-6583.
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