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I Can Lick Any SOB in the House

When you’re counting the great American capitols of Southern Rock a few come immediately to mind: Macon, Ga, Gainesville, Fla. and Portland, Ore. Well, that last Northwestern music mecca might not quite fit the bill. That city is more famous for such underground breakouts as Modest Mouse and the agit-femmepunks Sleater Kinney. The PDX quintet I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House aren’t necessarily looking to change any of that, and they’re not exactly Southern Rock anyway. However, the band’s collision of Americana, heavy electric blues and hardcore punk does bear some resemblance to Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels and the Allmans. The band’s 2005 in concert disc Live At Dante’s hits you hard with its potent power, like a whiskey bottle smashed over the back of your head. On that disc and in concert, Lick Any SOB proves to be a raucous mash-up of styles; part Drive By Truckers, part Willie and The Family and part Silver Bullet Band. And how can you not love a band with a lead guitarist whose name is Flapjack Texas? On Saturday (March 25), I Can Lick Any SOB In The House plays a show with Two Cow Garage and Semi-Tough

Saturday, March 25 at 10pm. Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St. (855-3931). $7.