Comedic country/western punk musicians Brent Amaker and The Rodeo are galloping into Olympia this Friday to turn The Royal Lounge into a corral of fun-lovin' rockers with the help of local  bad boys, The Dirty Birds. Amaker and crew have just been signed to Fin Records and will be releasing their fourth full-length record, Year of the Dragon, June 4.

"We've been wanting to get back to Olympia and I'm so happy we were able to do it with The Dirty Birds," says Amaker,  "Mr. Scott Swayze of the Dirty Birds toured Europe with us as a guest guitarist. I wouldn't miss a chance to tear it up with Mr. Swayze again. Not to mention, The Rodeo has a new album coming out, and a whole ton of new songs. I think it's time to give our new live show a test run. Why not do it in Olympia?"

Why not, indeed.

THE ROYAL LOUNGE, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 9 P.M., 311 CAPITOL WAY N., OLYMPIA, 360.705.0760