
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 18, 1994                   TAG: 9402180362
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: E1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Wendi Gibson Richert
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FRIDAY SOMETHING

The Austin Lounge Lizards defy labels. Readers of the Austin Chronicle more than once have voted the country-, gospel-, bluegrass- and folk-playing Lizards best ``none of the above'' band.

When the Lizards lampoon Southern-fried culture, they spare neither the successful nor the pitiful, the godly nor the tacky.

And they're not terribly fond of the Oak Ridge Boys, either.

Take these lines from their latest album, ``Paint Me on Velvet'' (Flying Fish): ``Lunchtime in the USA: Bologna and American cheese/Same 40 songs on the radio/Call the music police!/Send the Oak Ridge Boys up the river/And stick 'em where the sun don't show/Moor 'em in the Monongahela/Or out in the Ohio...''

You can hear this wacky brand of cry-in-your-beer satire on Saturday when the Lizards play at the Iroquois Club in downtown Roanoke. If you miss them there, you can catch them at the South Main Cafe in Blacksburg on Tuesday.

Just the song titles should be enough to get your curiosity up: ``Jesus Loves Me (But He Can't Stand You),'' ``Going to Hell in Your Heavenly Arms,'' ``1984 Blues,'' which is based loosely on George Orwell's ``1984,'' and ``That God-Forsaken Hell-Hole I Call Home.''

And then there's the title track, ``Paint Me On Velvet'':

``Hang me out by the roadside for the whole world to see: Jesus and Elvis, the Confederate flag, and Willie and me.''

For a sneak preview, dial InfoLine at 981-0100 (382-0200 in the New River Valley) and enter code 7870.

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