See that white spot at the top of the picture taken at our show at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace? That’s Venus, pal. No doubt about it, they were watching us from Venus.
We had a great time at the show, which also featured The Bullfighters, Gram Rabbit, and Sons of the Lawless. I’ll say that we had the prime time slot, though, as the desert twilight transitioned into night during our set.
Maybe we got our shoes dusty (I’m definitely buying some cowboy boots the next time we play there), but that was a great venue and and an even better crowd.
When Robert Plant wanders in the desert, let’s say to find inspiration for “Big Log 2: Even Bigger Log,” he takes the stage at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace. That is where Fogelfoot will play June 19.
Pioneertown was founded as a vast western movie set in 1946 by Hollywood investors including Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, and more than 50 movies were shot there before the nation lost its heart to “Free Willy.” Pioneertown simply couldn’t compete. But now the town is a vibrant piece of meta-Americana and Pappy’s, which opened as a cantina in 1972 has been host to hundreds of acts, including Plant, Cracker, and Eagles of Death Metal.
The occasion is a benefit for Roy’s Desert Resource Center and four bands will be playing, including Fogelfoot and Sons of the Lawless, a band whose drummer is Jake Busey.
I said to Jake Busey, I said: “If your band kicks the fraction of ass you and Michael Ironside did in ‘Starship Troopers,’ well, it’s gonna be a good show.”
Now Pappy and Harriet’s is one of those places with license plates covering the walls, sawdust covering the floors, and an enclosed, open air performance area that resembles a rectangular bullfighting ring, with the stage at one end and a bar (Thank God) at the other, with Joshua Trees on either side, coyotes in the distance, and the California stars wheeling overhead. Also? An even bigger log.
The group is staying in nearby Desert Hot Springs for a vision quest.
The show begins with a band called The Bullfighters at 6:45. Suggested donation is $10.
These Fogelphotos were recently snapped by our good friend Paulina Merekiova.
Like Mother Abigail in “The Stand” – and yet absolutely not like Mother Abigail in “The Stand” – Fogelfoot makes a desert journey to the famous Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown on June 19, where it will play its haunting murder ballads, horror pop, and alternative history ditties on a bill that also features Sons of the Lawless, Rabbit And Riutherford, and the Bullfighters.
We’re very excited about this show, the proceeds of which benefit the Desert Resource Center, because we need to return some peyote.
See also: Pappy And Harriet’s
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