Post #67695 by EnchantedTikiGoth on Sun, Jan 4, 2004 11:55 PM

I should actually find out more about this since the term in thrown around a fair bit at the local nightclub (not Tiki I'm afraid... the only Tiki club here is pretty minimalistic, plays House music and is generally dissappointing) in reference to certain people.

What I can tell you about Rockabillies is that they could easily be mistaken for Goths or Rivets, or even Emo, by people who don't really know the scene that well (oh great, throw around MORE terms now!). They tend towards jeans and denim jackets with band patches all over them, with shorter greased hair on guys and copious hair extensions on girls. I gather it's sorta' part Elvis and part Johnny Cash, with a little Punk and Industrial thrown in for flavour. 50's kitsch and spooky kitsch both figure highly, depending on the individual Rockabilly, but I can't say that I've seen any of them go overboard into a full and proper 50's emulation.

Of course, I COULD just be completely misrepresenting them... Maybe I'll get the skinny on it from one of my friends who's dating a Rockabilly right now, and report back on it.

Cory