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Imelda May

Wed., June 16, 9 p.m., $12, with April Mae & The June Bugs, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

Published: Jun 8, 2010

rockabilly/blues

As if swingin' British sibling-act Kitty, Daisy & Lewis weren't enough, here's further evidence that non-Americans revel in our nostalgia with greater vigor than we could probably muster ourselves — at least when it comes to 1950s rockabilly and jump-blues. Dublin's Imelda May (who's wisely stopped performing under her maiden name, Clabby), taps an Irish bodhrán while she sings, which doesn't entirely scream vintage vixen, but otherwise she's got the vibe sewn up, from her leopard-print wardrobe and tightly coiffed two-tone curl to a voice equally adept at hollerin' Wanda Jackson rave-ups and smoldering Jessica Rabbit croons.

Wed., June 16, 9 p.m., $12, with April Mae & The June Bugs, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

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