Santa Claus may be coming to town, but while he's flying the skies, rockabilly fans will be tearing up the dance floor at Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot.
For decades, Setzer has been carrying the torch for guitar-driven rockabilly and swing, first as lead man for the Stray Cats, then with the Grammy-winning Brian Setzer Orchestra, which helped popularize the 1990s swing revival. His latest album, the guitar-driven Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL also just landed a Grammy nom for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Worried you're going to miss out on the Christmas Eve caroling? Fear not – Setzer is known for his Christmas shows with his orchestra, so a few of those tunes will no doubt make their way into the set and herald the holiday cool cat style.
Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot is at the Commodore on Saturday (ticketmaster.ca).