I apparently don’t spend enough time on social media because when I saw Good Vibez was bringing Danae Hays to the Fremont Theater, my first thought was, “Who’s that?” I looked her up and it turns out she’s a hilarious Alabama-bred and Nashville-based comedian, country singer, and social media content creator playing on Friday, Oct. 24 (doors at 7, show at 8 p.m.; ages 12 and older; $30 to $42.72 at prekindle.com).
She’s known for creating zany Southern characters and parody country music songs like “Broken Condoms,” on which she sings, “He could have settled for a blow job/ instead he had to go and hit a home run/ when he said baby girl come with me take my hand/ asked if he had one/ he said damn, I think I got one in my wallet/ ain’t no telling when I bought it/ gas station Lifestyles will sure change your lifestyle/ she got knocked up in Knoxville/ from knocking them boots/ thought that rubber was tougher than one pump or two/ it said ribbed for her pleasure/ but it hurt like the dickens/ shoving all 10 pounds out where that man stuck his dick in.”
“Nothing brings a family together like broken condoms,” she sings in the chorus. No wonder she’s go 3.6 million followers and 2 billion views. She’s funny as heck. She also knows how to work a crowd, riffing off audience interaction. She was also a college athlete playing shortstop for the University of Alabama softball team. Salt of the earth, this one.
Also from Good Vibez this week at the Fremont Theater, dive into the Sploinky Rave on Saturday, Oct. 25 (9 p.m.; 18-and-older; $33.96 at prekindle.com). Organizers describe it as “a pulse-pounding, bass-blasting experience like no other! Touring nationwide, Sploinky Rave delivers electrifying DJ sets from top-tier talent, pushing the boundaries of sound and energy.”
Tongue-in-cheek Minnesota rapper Yung Gravy on his Voluptuous Voyage Tour plays on Tuesday, Oct. 28 (doors at 7, show at 8 p.m.; all ages; $58.68 general, $123.56 to $206.58 VIP at prekindle.com). Known for his humorous lyrics, hooky melodies, trap beats, and mad fashion style, he stands 6-foot-8 and was born Matthew Raymond Hauri. Pertinence opens.
It’s a 2000s (Halloween) Party comes to the theater on Thursday, Oct. 30 (9 p.m.; 18-and-older; $33.96 at prekindle.com). The DJ event celebrates hits across pop, hip-hop, and rock genres. Everything from Britney Spears to Eminem.
And in case you’re planning your Halloween festivities, Oingo Boingo Former Members Halloween Party happens on Friday, Oct. 31 (doors at 7, show at 8 p.m.; all ages; $64.86 at prekindle.com). Expect hits like “Dead Man’s Party,” “Weird Science,” “We Close Our Eyes,” “Only a Lad,” “Just Another Day,” “Stay,” “Out of Control,” “Who Do You Want to Be,” “Gratitude,” “Private Life,” and many more. The only thing missing is Danny Elfman.
Something for everyone
Numbskull and Good Medicine are competing with themselves this week with multiple shows on Friday and Saturday nights, so whatever your musical tastes, you should find something you want to see.
The two promotion companies present Glitterfox at The Siren on Friday, Oct. 24 (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $24.93 at goodmedicinepresents.com), with Hot 45 opening. Based in Portland, Glitterfox “fuses garage rock grit, new wave shimmer, Southern Americana soul, and a dancefloor pulse—all tangled with heart and heat until what emerges is unmistakably, inimitably Glitterfox,” the band says.
As Solange Igoa (they/them), the band’s frontperson, jokes, “We have always been driven by this kind of blind faith and delusional confidence.”
If you’re more in a country mood, Good Medicine and Numbskull present Aaron Watson at BarrelHouse Brewing on Friday, Oct. 24 (6 p.m.; all ages; $39.86 at goodmedicinepresents.com), with Jake Jacobson opening. Watson is the first independent male country artist ever to debut an album at No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart, a feat recognized in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The next night, Numbskull and Good Medicine present The Linkin Park Tribute and Nirvanna: A Tribute to Nirvana at BarrelHouse Brewing on Saturday, Oct. 25 (6 p.m.; all ages; $27.50 at goodmedicinepresents.com). If you want to see the actual Linkin Park, they’re currently touring in South America. If you want to see the actual Nirvana, you’ll need a time machine.
Good Medicine and Numbskull present Starcrawler at Club Car Bar on Saturday, Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $22.35 presale or $24.41 day of show at goodmedicinepresents.com), with Lord Friday the 13 opening. Starcrawler describes themselves as “a modern day take on LA legends X, with a sprinkle of The Go-Go’s, a smattering of The Distillers, and some Rolling Stones sleaze thrown in for good measure.”
Finally, Good Medicine, Numbskull, The Rock, and KCBX are joining forces to present The Bones of J.R. Jones at The Siren on Saturday, Oct. 25 (8 p.m.; 21-and-older; $24.41 at goodmedicinepresents.com), with Strange Vine opening. The Bones frontman Jonathon Linaberry was obsessed with the radio as a kid.
“I remember sitting there at night, glued to the boombox, cassette player ready to record whenever my favorite songs came on,” he recalled in press materials. “There was something so thrilling about it, something romantic that I think we’ve lost now that everything’s available at our fingertips. I wanted to find a way to get back to that place, to recapture those feelings of excitement and anticipation and possibility.”
A former punk rocker, Linaberry now creates a blend of foot-stomping American roots music inspired by Alan Lomax’s ’30s and ’40s rural blues, folk, and soul music.
Also at The Siren …
Versatile cover band Scratch brings its danceable rock, pop, and blues to a free matinee show on Saturday, Oct. 25 (2 to 5 p.m.; 21-and-older). These guys have been getting people on the dance floor since 2014.
The Molly Ringwald Project ’80s Halloween Party returns on Friday, Oct. 31 (7:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; $34.99 at tixr.com). If you want to go, buy your tickets now. According to The Siren, the event has sold out six years in a row.
“Brought together by the Force, the Powers of Grey Skull, the Flux Capacitor, a beat-up Swatch Watch wrapped around an old can of Aquanet, and just a pinch of discarded MX Missile fuel, tMRP brings an authentic show to sold-out crowds throughout California,” the band’s bio claims.
Burning Down Another Brick Enjoy Myself
SLO Brew Live at Rod & Hammer Rock presents triple-threat tribute act Pink Talking Fish on Sunday, Oct. 26 (doors at 7, show at 8 p.m.; 18-and-older; $32.36 at ticketweb.com). This hybrid fusion act takes the music from Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, and Phish and mixes the material together into something new.
According to the band bio, “Discovering connections is part of the fun: Pink Floyd’s ‘On The Run’ seamlessly fitting in the middle of the composition of Phish’s ‘You Enjoy Myself.’ Perfectly placing Phish’s ‘Sand’ into the groove of Talking Head’s ‘Slippery People.’”
Jazz Jubilee continues
The Basin Street Regulars’ annual Jazz Jubilee continues through this weekend, and to see the list of concerts, visit pismojazz.com/2025-schedule-jazzfest, but I will tell you about one.
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation presents modern Gypsy jazz quartet The Idiomatiques in SLO’s Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church on Friday, Oct. 24 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $39.34 general admission at my805tix.com).
According to the Jazz Fed, “The quartet performs music in the spirit of Django Reinhardt with an emphasis on original compositions. They are the only Gypsy Jazz artists to break into the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Top 30 with their tune ‘C’est La Vie’ spending 11 weeks on the charts. An Idiomatiques show is filled with great musicianship, diverse programing, and humor.” ∆
Contact Arts Editor Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.
This article appears in Pets 2025.