Ike Turner Overdrive has paid its dues, having played all over Lawrence since 2002 and gained a small but crazy-loyal fanbase. Like their hotheaded namesake, the boys of Ike Turner Overdrive have no problem offending their crowd, and their guitar windmills and flying beer bottles can be hazardous to anyone standing too close. Their over-the-top attitude and guitar solos reflect something of their more raucous influences — the Stooges, Turbonegro — and their self-coined style of "danger rock" echoes other local favorites Filthy Jim and the Ramalamas. Rather than just rock out and pack up the van, ITO might just punch you in the face and steal your girlfriend after the show.
