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DRIVE-BY HONKY  /  CLEAN PLATE CLUB / KEVIN CHASEK

LIVE AT DUFFY'S TAVERN, JUNE 28, 2000

By  Michael French

     Legendary indie weirdoes Royal Trux were scheduled to play this show, with Drive-By Honky opening up. Trux cancelled due to illness, leaving Drive-By the headliner for a massive crowd.
     Kevin Chasek and Paul Tisdale stepped in to fill out the night. Kevin played his acoustic tunes to a receptive audience, saying later that it was the most comfortable show he'd played at Duffy's yet. Tisdale, as the CleanPlate Club, dished out manic flavored industrial rants.
     The evening marked the triumphant return of Drive-By Honky. Armed with a drummer and bassist  DBH mastermind Dan Jenkins kicked out  singable "pop" rock (i.e. - not metally or grungy; very bright and fun without being fluffy) gems like "Not Quite Bernadette" and "Never Better".   Perhaps to appease the gods of fate he even dedicated a song to the two bands he's almost opened up for, that nights absentee Royal Trux and jam rockers Caustic Resin.
     Unfortunately the beat seemed a bit slow and clunky. But perhaps this is to expected, as the new line up didn't have much time to practice. I know Dan spent many months searching for a new drummer, and kept his identity fairly secret. I even teasingly told him once that I knew who his drummer was. He thought that was odd considering even he didn't know.
     Despite this, the show was truly amazing. The addition of a bassist and backing vocals added a special melodic dimension.
     For the last song Dan cranked up the distortion for a cover of "Riverbottom Nightmare Band" (from Jim Henson's " Emmett Otters Jugband Christmas" ) that brought down the house. The band perfectly captured the feel of this mean, sabbathesuqe rocker, and Dan's capacity to scream surprised me.
     That tune drove the crowd into a frenzy. They chanted for an encore (I secretly chanted also), but to no avail. The boys packed up and went home leaving us with alcohol in our blood and fire in our eyes.

------------- MICHAEL FRENCH

LINKS: The Drive-by Honky Band Profile   / Kevin Chasek Band Profile  /   
13 County Band Profile   /  Record Review of   Drive-by Honky "Thrift Americana"  / 
Record Review of "Clean Plate Club"

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