British band the Heavy are back in town for two more gigs at the Bowery Ballroom (photo by Will Cooper-Mitchell)
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St.
Monday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 16, $15, 8:00
212-533-2111
www.boweryballroom.com
www.myspace.com/theheavy73
Read any article or review about British band the Heavy and you’ll be hit with a flurry of musical references, from the White Stripes, Massive Attack, and Sam Cooke to PFunk, Bo Diddley, and James Brown, from the Stooges, Tom Waits, and Little Walter to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, Gnarls Barkley, and, believe it or not, Bing Crosby. But this foursome from Noid, England — lead singer Swaby, guitarist Dan “T” Taylor, bassist Spencer “Big Daddy Spence” Page, and drummer Chris Ellul — are no mere human jukebox regurgitators. They burst onto the indie scene with 2007’s GREAT VENGEANCE AND FURIOUS FIRE, which featured such groovy hits as “Coleen” and “That Kind of Man,” and followed it up with another rousing sonic blast, THE HOUSE THAT DIRT BUILT (Counter, October 2009), ten songs that will blow your mind while you shake your booty and get plenty filthy. Tunes such as “Oh No! Not You Again!,” “Sixteen,” and “Cause for Alarm” channel garage rock, R&B, funk, blues, rap, hip-hop, and reggae, attacking your senses while satisfying your soul. The Heavy, who passed our way in January, is back on the road, supporting Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, but they are also headlining their own gigs, including June 14 and 16 at the Bowery Ballroom; Wednesday night’s show with Mount Carmel is sold out, but there are still some tickets left for Monday night with Penguin Prison and the Black Hollies, but you better get them quick.