Considering that just about all rock music is based on blues and R&B, it has always been a national shame that so few African-Americans get much support in the rock world. Of course, the Detroit hard-rock outfit Death would have been an anomaly in any era. Composed of three brothers – Bobby, Dannis and the late David Hackney – Death could space out with such melodic opuses as “Let the World Turn” but also had a heavy, aggressive sound on searing tracks such as “Politicians in My Eyes,” which anticipated groups like Bad Brains and The Bots (and punk rock in general, although the band's breakup in 1977 prevented them from taking advantage of that cultural shift). The 2012 documentary A Band Called Death brought them overdue attention, inspiring Bobby and Dannis Hackney to reunite.

Tue., April 22, 9 p.m., 2014
(Expired: 04/22/14)

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