British band the Heavy will get down and dirty in three area shows (photo by Will Cooper-Mitchell)
Tuesday, January 12, Music Hall of Williamsburg, $15-$17, 9:00
Thursday, January 14, Bowery Ballroom, $15-$17, 9:00
Saturday, January 16, 92YTribeca, $12, 9:00
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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 will be opening for the Hotrats on January 12 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and on January 14 at the Bowery Ballroom (with Sean Bones), followed by a gig on January 16 at 92YTribeca with James Dean Wells of the Gay Blades. You can also catch them live on MTV Iggy on January 13 at 12 noon and on WFUV at 3:30, as well as on WNYC the next day at 2:00.