Beef’s Prime Cuts Presents: Hot Rod

“So, I just kinda “stumbled” into Hot Rod’s debut show last month at the Seamonster and was quite amazed. I decided that I needed to stay and went to get myself a beer. As Mark, the bartender, was drawing my beer, I said “I thought Gram Parsons was dead”….He looked towards the band and said “I thought Warren Zevon was dead”…If you aren’t in the know, both of these are compliments of the highest degree. As the evening progressed, I kinda came to the conclusion that this is what the Talking Heads would have sounded like if they had decided to tackle country music. Lots of comparisons, but a uniquely original band playing Tim Kennedy’s original tunes.” Gregory Dear