There were a couple of unique Local H shows in the Midwest last week. On Dec. 30 the band played Kenosha, WI’s Brat Stop and no one caught a concertgoer who dove from the stage. It happened during, appropriately enough, “Bound For The Floor,” the alt-rock band’s hit that’ll turn 30 years old this year. Frontman Scott Lucas’ reaction to the pathetic sight: “That’s right, dipshit.” Maybe the fan should’ve tried it during “All The Kids Are Right.” Watch below.
Otherwise the show was copacetic. They began with three(!) of their rarely played covers of Cheap Trick — “Hello There,” “Southern Girls,” and “Surrender” — who had a strong Kenosha fanbase in the ’70s when they were starting out. Then, for the encore, right before “Bound For The Floor,” Local H debuted a cover of Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work.” It was a warmup for the following night when they opened with it for a One Battle Another After-themed hometown show at Chicago, IL’s Bottom Lounge on New Year’s Eve. (The event was billed as One NYE After Another.)
Steely Dan’s 1972 Can’t Buy A Thrill classic was featured in Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed latest film, and the band was in costume as characters from it for the gig. (Lucas was Leonardo DiCaprio’s Bob Ferguson.). Then Local H rang in 2026 with a few small beers.
