Elizabeth Harper and Class Actress are part of sexy triple bill at Highline Ballroom (photo by Bek Andersen )
Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th St. between Ninth & Tenth Aves.
Wednesday, August 25, $12-$15, 8:00
212-414-5994
www.highlineballroom.com
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Playboy’s annual Rock the Rabbit puts together hot bands with cool designers (or is that cool bands with hot designers?) who join forces to create special-edition T-shirts for Playboy. All summer long, Rock the Rabbit bands and Playboy playmates have been showing off the new tees at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, with concerts featuring such bands as LCD Soundsystem, Maximo Park, Florence and the Machine, Calvin Harris, Soulwax, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Dizzee Rascal. But you don’t have to head to the party island of Ibiza to join in the fun. On August 25, playmates Lauren Anderson (Miss July 2002) and Shannon James (Miss May 2007) will host a Rock the Rabbit evening at the Highline Ballroom, with a stellar musical lineup that includes Ha Ha Tonka, Class Actress, and Bear Hands. The four-piece Ozark band Ha Ha Tonka investigates the South’s “horrific past” while celebrating its reputation for “enormous hospitality” on gospel-tinged pop songs such as “Hold My Feet to the Fire” and “The Outpouring.” Brooklyn singer Elizabeth Harper unleashes sexy hooks in such synth-pop numbers as “Journal of Ardency,” “Adolescent Heart,” and “Let Me Take You Out.” And Brooklyn quartet Bear Hands are rising stars in the indie scene, scoring success with their recent three-song EP WHAT A DRAG and having recently played at the Whitney.