Texas Hippie Coalition/Scott H. Biram/Hillbilly Hearald

Beards? Check. Tattered clothes? Check. Guitars? Yes, but not the kind you expect. The name Texas Hippie Coalition is, at its best, a great name for this Denison, Texas-based metal band and, at its worst, a misnomer only clever tricksters would choose. THC, as they’re also known, are touring behind their recently released Dark Side of Black, another perfectly apt name, on the nation-wide THC Tour the Fuck Up. To the actual hippies headed to the show: take a break from feeling the dirt between your toes and put on some steel-toed boots. Thank us later. (Kelly)