Photos: Thunderosa lead a triple-bill of heavy rock at Lucia

May 30, 2025

Nick Spacek,

Thunderosa. // photo by Nick Spacek

Thunderosa
with White Line Nightmares and Hossferatu
Lucia
Thursday, May 29

Y’know that scene in The Blue Brothers, where they walk into Bob’s Country Bunker, and the band is told, “We got both kinds: country AND western”? Last night at Lucia was like that, but for heavy rock ‘n’ roll.

You had Kansas City’s Hossferatu opening with their stoner doom, with slow, big riffs and guttural vocals from a frontman who paced the area in front of the stage like a caged animal. You had Lawrence’s White Line Nightmares, who middled (but were by no means middling) with their high energy garage punk. Then came the headliners, Austin/Lockhart’s Thunderosa, purveyors of no-frills rock ‘n’ roll, melting faces and kicking asses.

It was the sort of show which felt really weird to be starting while the sun was still up and the audience sober. This is music for late nights and being at least halfway to hammered. Saturday nights and bad decisions is what these three bands should’ve been soundtracking, with a crowd of rowdy messes spilling beer everywhere.

Sadly, the crowd was sparse, but thankfully enthusiastic. It’s also the first time I’ve ever seen a band’s frontman get a drink refill in the middle of a song, so you definitely missed out. Catch that bill at miniBar tonight (minus Hossferatu, plus Neurotic Lovers and The Ugly Cowboys) and pack the place appropriately.

Thunderosa