Who is Jehu and how does he drive? This is what I always wondered on the dark nights I drove around listening to Drive Like Jehu’s Yank Crime. Was he a responsible driver? What were his insurance rates? Would he have swerved to avoid that rapscallion of an opossum that just dove in front of my vehicle? We may never know. What we know, however, is that the band Drive Like Jehu made some jams that I described to myself under my breath as “thoroughly sick” as I drove around a darkened college town, maybe or maybe not driving like Mr. Jehu himself.
Drive Like Jehu played their last show way back in 1995, and though the various members of the band (including Rick Froberg and John Reis) went on to participate in such groups as Obits and Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu has since darkened the door of neither of a BMV nor a band-reunion headline. However, that all has changed: on August 31 (this Sunday) the band will play a free, all ages show. Unfortunately, if you don’t live in California, you’ll likely have to fly like I would imagine Jehu never would’ve because he was afraid of heights, because the solitary show is slated to go down in Balboa Park in San Diego. The show kicks off at 7 PM, and will feature accompaniment from Civic Organist Dr. Carol Williams. Drive safe, everyone! It’s what (I assume) Jehu would want!
• Drive Like Jehu: http://www.drive-like-jehu.com