What your favorite Hank Williams III song says about what you're doing this weekend
Shedding his father’s bar-band twang while continuing the quest to reclaim his famous family’s musical legacy through drunken chest-pounding and smoking copious amounts of weed, Hank Williams III brings his punk-informed psychobilly to Double Door this Sunday. In anticipation of the boozin’ and brawlin’ afoot, The A.V. Club matched some local pre-gig activities with your favorite hell-raisin’ anthem from the youngest Williams (unless you just want to sit around and get pumped watching Monday Night Football clips of his dad.)
“Six Pack Of Beer” (from Damn Right, Rebel Proud)
Suggests a love of: Wine, preferably a lot.
Suggests a dislike of: Restricted access to wine
You’re spending this weekend: At the Pinot Days Grand Festival on Friday and Saturday, sampling the wares of more than 50 pinot noir producers. The setting and specialized food pairings may sound too snooty for the average Hank III fan, but it’s at Navy Pier—how fancy can it be? The festival’s website also suggests tasters “will be able to sample up to 300 pinots.” Some might call that an invitation; The A.V. Club calls that a challenge.
“What Did Love Ever Do To You” (from Risin’ Outlaw)
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Suggests a love of: Sacred bonds, cosmic retribution
Suggests a dislike of: Perpetual heartache
You’re spending this weekend: With Bertha Mason’s Loaves And The Dishes church supper and comedy show Friday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (1218 W. Addison St., 312-239-8570). Pastry chef and improv actor Michael Bowen serves up advice on comfort food for the soul with help from Cindy Sunday of The Best Church of God and musical guest Queer As Polka.
“P.F.F.” (from Damn Right, Rebel Proud)
Suggests a love of: Getting loaded on the evil side of town, sexualized violence, violent sexuality, GG Allin
Suggests a dislike of: Getting the crap beat out of you without good cause
You’re spending this weekend: At Exit (1315 W. North Ave., 773-395-2700) for Vaudezilla’s The Absolut Comedy Show: A Burlesque Sextravaganza, with the troupe promising to turn the heavy metal-themed club into “one big laugh factory” on Saturday night. Any venue decorating itself with skulls and modified Nazi banners obviously has a strange, twisted sense of humor, and the same could be said for Hank III finding a hero in poo artist and convicted felon GG Allin.
