Reverend Horton Heat plays House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Dec, 22, 2018. Credit: Photo via J.A. Dunbar/Shutterstock
This year marks 40 years since Jim Heath first picked up the moniker he’d eventually share with his soon-to-be psychobilly trio. Needless to say, Reverend Horton Heat‘s evolution is inevitable for a genre—especially psychedelic strains—and while the Heat contributes to it, there’s also plenty of representation for the classic, trippy surf-guitar jams that pioneered the genre.
It’s not a new, half-assed trick up the trio’s sleeve either, which may be why a 2023 rockabilly covers album Roots of the Rev (Volume One) turned out so well.
Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...
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