Parson Red Heads

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Maybe it’s because their name reminds me of one of my all time favorite records, Willie Nelson’s legendary Red Headed Stranger, but I delved into the Parson Red Heads expecting it to be a somewhat tougher, traditional country band. Instead, the Parson Red Heads deliver sweetly melodic country pop that steals a little from the Jayhawks and heavily from the jangle-y, So-Cal, country pining of yesteryear, which can come off as simply dreamy or extremely off-putting depending on how you take your country and western. Fans of bands like Moondoogies and Fleet Foxes will be into the band’s ultra harmonies and major musicianship, but if you want something to swill whiskey and break shit to, this ain’t it. With Marty Marquis, the Final Spins, Yarn Owl. MA'CHELL DUMA LAVASSAR
Thu., Feb. 4, 9 p.m.; Thu., Feb. 11, 9 p.m., 2010