Night sounds: Make plans for White Trash party

By Debby Jet Jennings - Special to the Herald

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Sizzling summer swelter got you down? Hankering for a remedy packed with rockin’ reckless abandon? Then the theme party White Trash 4 this Saturday at The Visulite Theatre is just what the doctor ordered.

Mullets are de rigueur, wax up the muscle car and trot out your best Britney-wear — making sure to go out of your way clashing style and color — then revel in the reveal of your tasteless inner bohemian. Presented by Nasty/Shane Productions, with music from Iron Cordoba, WT4 is a tour de force just as outrageous as the now-legendary Viking Metal Party and the epic Curse o' the Irish Party.

Jay Tilyard (Iron Cordoba) and Tracie Nasta (Nasty/Shane) pack these July extravaganzas with silliness and parodies that spoof car-revving, wiffle-ball playing, tire-changing, beer-drinking, hotdog eating and all sorts of "hey y'all watch this" competitions. “In this day and age people are taking themselves way too seriously,” Nasta says, “We poke fun at things we love/hate in the same way a comedian would but we do it to help break down the barriers and attitudes.

“Our minds are slightly warped and we do these events to have fun,” she says. That includes Iron Cordoba’s “intensely trashy set” of originals like "White Trash" (AC/DC-ish hell-raiser), "Crystal" (an ’80s-inspired love ballad) and "Trailer Park Queen" ( tribute to modern rock momma). The lineup includes Dethrow Bodean, a “strange, twisted bluegrass-y band”, headed by vocalist, Paul Fenner, (I.C./Psycle); Fillabusta Rhymes, an off-beat, off–kilter entertainer; and the Daisy Duke Dancers. It’s at The Visulite Theatre, 1615 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. Call (704) 358-9200 or check visulite.com for show details. Other event info at myspace.com/nastyshanepresents and get band/music info at myspace.com/ironcordoba.

Go from the shallow and wacky to the deep and dynamic with Zappa plays Zappa this Tuesday at Charlotte’s Neighborhood Theatre, a concert of the music of legendary Frank Zappa as rendered by a band led by his son, Dweezil Zappa. Yes, that Dweezil. The rocking guitarist/ heavy metal disciple of Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai turns to face his heritage leading a tour devoted to the music of his late father. The elder Zappa died in 1993 of prostate cancer and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. See the closest thing to the original Tuesday at The Neighborhood Theater, 511 E. 36th St., Charlotte. Call (704) 358-9298 or check neighborhoodtheatre.com for details. Discover more about the music and tour at zappaplayszappa.com.

Here’s what else is coming:

• Tonight: Heavy Sandwich at McHale’s On Main, Rock Hill; Lambhandler and Up With The Joneses at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Old 97’s, Sleepercar and The Cutoff at The Visulite Theatre, Charlotte; Rachel Sage and Ashley Chambliss, The Stellas and The Ski Club at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Seneca, Wretched, and My Heroes Is Me at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; Zita Foster at The Pewter Rose, Charlotte; Dwele at Amos’ Southend, Charlotte; Seth Walker at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Valor Bound at Fifty-One South, Charlotte; Dead Kings, Tax Slave and The Not Likelys at The Milestone, Charlotte; Low Willie and Bill Newman at Puckett’s Farm Equipment, Charlotte; and Sugar The Band at The Double Door Inn at the Lake, Cornelius, N.C.

• Saturday: Elonzo at McHale’s On Main, Rock Hill; Chris Cook at The Comet Grill, Charlotte; Iron Cordoba at White Trash 4 at The Visulite Theatre, Charlotte; The Love Language, The Young Sons and Max Indian at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Lindsey Horne Band, Hot House Heff-Tones and Mosadi at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Widespread Panic at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte; Panic After Party with Bobby Lee Rodgers and The Codetalkers and Delta Drift at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; The Tremors, The Bo-Stevens and Kelly and The Cowboys at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; Punk Rock/Scissors After-Party with Dolly Rots, 24 Minutes To Go and Blacklist Royals at The Milestone, Charlotte; Jay Mathey Band at Fifty-One South, Charlotte; Pee Wee Moore and Awful Dreadful Snakes at Puckett’s Farm Equipment, Charlotte; and Tim Clark Band at The Double Door Inn at the Lake, Cornelius, N.C.

• Sunday: Night Beat ’08 featuring Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps at American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte; Mark Knopfler at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte; Timbre Tambour, Matrimony and Side By Side at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; and Space Monkey, Cracks and Snack Meat, Red Letter Blue, The Big Ugly and Jonsey Woods at The Milestone, Charlotte.

• Monday: Find Your Own Muse Open Mic at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; and Counting Crows, Maroon 5 and Sara Bareilles at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte.

• Tuesday: Zappa Plays Zappa at The Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte; Avril Lavigne and Jonas Brothers at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte; The Dharma Bums Tour, The Zach Hillyard Band with Sean Austin and Notar at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; and Nas, Talib Kweli and Jay Electronica at Amos’ Southend, Charlotte.

• Wednesday: Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery and more at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte; Amos Lee at The Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte; Mick Bassett and The Marthas and Pictures in Braille at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Adam Whiting and Reeve Coobs at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Standard Brands at The Pewter Rose, Charlotte; and Hollywood Lie at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte.

• Thursday: Capital Culture at McHale’s On Main, Rock Hill; Sun Domingo Open Mic at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Valiant Thor, Early Man and Monotonix at The Milestone, Charlotte; Volatile Baby at The Pewter Rose, Charlotte; and Thriving Irony at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte.

And that was “all she wrote.”

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