Tractor Tavern Ballard
Wed June 27, 8 pm
21+
Recommended by Kathy Fennessy
The Laredo, Texas, Latin-funk nonet Brownout are hardly a new proposition—you may know them by their alternative incarnations as Grupo Fantasma and Brown Sabbath—but their sixth album is likely to garner more attention than before. That's because Fear of a Brown Planet consists entirely of Public Enemy covers. Granted, these fuzzed-out, organ-fueled instrumentals are more like complete reinventions. A few, like the brass-drenched "Fight the Power" and bass-heavy "By the Time I Get to Arizona," are recognizable versions of the originals, but most are not. All 12 of them, however, are perfectly calibrated to make you move.
5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
206-789-3599
Hours: Daily 8 pm-2 am
http://www.tractortavern.com/