LIVERPOOL — The Honky Tonk Hindooz will perform a free concert of rock ’n’ roll and country at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St.
The Auburn-based trio plays an eclectic blend of psychedelic garage rock, twangy country and “weirdo” rock ’n’ roll oldies.
“We pretty much run the gamut from the 1940s right up through the 1980s,” said guitarist Terry Quill.
The band – which also features accordionist Theresa Walsh and bassist Taylor Price – specializes in original countrified arrangements of popular songs by artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, The Kinks, Buddy Holly and The Clash.
“And we do them all with a jangly, kind of swaggerly attitude,” Quill commented.
The Hindooz bring an unabashed sense of humor to the stage. They don’t take themselves too seriously.
To promote a recent gig in the Prison City, Quill promised, “The Honky Tonk Hindooz return with our mediocre musicianship, stale setlist, boring banter and insubstantial instruments. You’re sure to walk out within the first 10 minutes! Or…the exact opposite could possibly be true!”
Some of the more familiar songs covered by the Hindooz include Hank Williams’s “I Saw the Light,” Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight,” Elvis Presley’s “Devil in Disguise” and The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.”
Sunday’s concert is presented by Liverpool Public Library in collaboration with the Liverpool Is The Place Concert Committee. For artist info, visit facebook.com/Honkytonkhindooz/.
