Rock Picks

For the week of March 1 - 8

A A A Comments (0) By L.A. Weekly Music Staff Wednesday, Feb 28 2007

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THURSDAY, MARCH 8

Die Hunns at the Knitting Factory

The second coming of Rickie Lee Jones (Photo by Lee Cantelon)

Clinic refuse to quit their day jobs. (Photo By Jason Evans)

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You don’t normally expect anything resembling mercy being offered by any of tattooed punk rocker Duane Peters’ other bands — including U.S. Bombs and Exploding Fuck Dolls — but Die Hunns, his collaboration with wife Corey Parks, is full of surprises. It’s not that the skateboarding legend Peters and fire-breathing former Nashville Pussy bassist Parks are mellowing out, but their 2006 CD, You Rot Me, has a wider range of ways to kick in your head. “Jorge” is a midtempo rocker iced with Parks’ sweet backup vocals, while the title track marches along to vintage Clash guitar upstrokes. “Don’t Want to Hear It” spotlights Parks’ unexpectedly poppy lead vocals under some shadowy, non-punk chords, and on “Die for Me” Peters even morphs into a ’60s-style garage rocker. Not every track works as well, but songs like “Ain’t It a Shame” and the harmonica-laced “Mad Society” (no relation to the early-’80s preteen punk band of the same name) are catchy songs with classic rock & roll power, spat out with Peters’ gravelly roar. (Falling James)

Also playing Thursday:

BRIGHT EYES, VETIVER, ANNIE STELA at El Rey Theatre; TWO TON BOA, 31 KNOTS at Alex’s Bar; KY-MANI MARLEY at the Canyon; SPINDRIFT, MOON UPSTAIRS, CROOKED COWBOY at the Echo; EVANESCENCE at Key Club; KIND HEARTS & CORONETS at Knitting Factory; NINJA ACADEMY at Mr. T’s Bowl; JETLINER at the Roxy; CHARLIE WADHAMS at Tangier.