Billy Bob
Thornton & the Boxmasters crash the Hard Rock
By Daniel Narvaiz and Lisa
Cummins
Billy Bob Thornton and the
Boxmasters visited the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
in Las Vegas in September playing their own
style of music, which they refer to as “Electric
Hillbilly” Their witty lyrics and rockabilly
beat provided some creative sounds to this
evening’s event. There were fans present that
knew every song and sang along. Those who didn’t
know the words were able to look at a screen
located behind the band which displayed the
lyrics. The nice part about this little add-on
was the lyrics were in sync with Billy’s singing
and this kept everyone on tempo with the band.
On both sides of the stage
were go-go dancers decked out in 1970s attire,
encouraging fans on the floor to join in and do
some dancing of their own. During the first half
of the show, the band kept it formal by wearing
black suits and ties. During the second half of
the show, the suits came off and a more relaxed,
casual band emerged donning regular t-shirts and
jeans. For this segment of the show, drinks were
being consumed and fans jumped up on stage for
sing-along time. The go-go dancers also were
center stage wearing more modern day dance
attire.
For the encore, Billy Bob sat
down at the drum set and showed off his
instrumental talent. He continued to keep the
beat during the next song while the other band
members went off on an instrumental rampage with
solo after solo and throwing in a harmonica to
rock it up a little.
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