Raleigh straddled a prowling Steel Panther for a ride into of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, where rules are few and the adventurous feel no shame.
The Twenty Twenty $ex Tour penetrated The Ritz’s front doors. A few hours later, when the smoke cleared and everyone left to return home, Raleigh felt a little less innocent than it did the day before. Roughly 600 Steel Panther fans came to party, and party they did.
To warm up the stage for the evening, Cody Parks & The Dirty South opened the show to a full audience. Many in the audience were fans of the band and were equally, if not more, excited for their set than for the evening’s headliner. Opening hard and strong with “Dirt I’m From” from their 2022 release Country Metal Compilation, Cody and the band blasted into their signature heavy metal riffs mixed with country lyrics and Cody’s unmistakable Nashville, TN, singing voice. Equal parts metal and country, some in the audience sang along while others headbanged along with the band. The short setlist included “Thunder Cash 69,” “Water in the Well,” and closed with audience favorite, “Redneck Rich” which raised the voices of the entire venue as they sang along word-for-word…