Shortly before his 67th birthday, the gay rock ‘n’ roll revivalist from Tucson, Arizona, is making a guest appearance in his former adopted home, where he spent some time around forty years ago as a member of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. But the gay punk pioneer had also repeatedly rocked out on electric guitar with The Cramps and The Gun Club until he found constant companions for his explosive rockabilly shows in the Pink Monkey Birds.