Derek Hoke

ISTHMUS PICK

Thursday, Aug. 6, East Side Club, 6-9 pm

Punk rock and old-school country may seem worlds apart, but this Nashville-based singer-songwriter has no trouble connecting the two. “Punk’s three chords, [and] Hank Williams is three chords,” Hoke told NPR in 2012. “It’s just a different way of expressing yourself.” With a philosophy like this, you won’t want to miss it when the Fugazi-loving country crooner brings his three chords lakeside. With North Country Drifters.

Note: Luke Bell was originally scheduled to headline but canceled due to a family matter.