PARTY LIKE IT'S 1776: It's that time of year when we celebrate kicking the bloody Brits back across the Atlantic and thank our founding fathers for delivering us from a parasitic, inbred royal family and a lifetime of eel pie and bangers. The Bros. Dupree invite you to celebrate your right to party on Thursday, the Fourth of July, at Berky's, 424 N. Fourth Ave. "We'll be playing sexy music for sexy people," says Nepharious Dupree (a.k.a. Clif Taylor and Chick Cashman). "It's a cock-rock tribute--louder and more aggressive than Chick Cashman." Joining Nepharious will be Ulysses Dupree and Cornelius Dupree and they promise various and sundry surprises. (Scantily-clad women in wigs perhaps?) Tidy Paws will be along for the ride, playing sax with the Bros. on a few numbers. As if that weren't enough to make you see bombs bursting in air, The Napkins--Thermos Malling, Jaime Amor, Mel Couger, and Johnny Balls--reunite after a four-year hiatus. "We've been practicing and we sound better than ever," says Amor. Subsequent projects by the Napkins include Doo Rag, Mondo Guano, Johnny Balls & the Vibro Thunderballs, The Pork Torta, Hardbod, Duarte Six and Curse of the Pink Hearse--not bad for one band. "After the fireworks, come see the fire," entreats the seductive Nepharious. The show begins at 10 p.m. and cover is $3.Call 622-0376 if you need more information. LAST NOTES: Warped Tour '96 kicks off at the Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix on the Fourth of July at 3 p.m. Featuring such off-the-map acts as NOFX, Fishbone, Pennywise, CIV, Deftones, blink-182, Rocket from the Crypt, Dance Hall Crashers, Lagwagon, Fluf, Unwritten Law, Red 5, Suicide Machines, and Lo Presher, Warped weighs in with the most underground line-up among this summer's touring festivals. Tickets for Warped are a relatively low $15.25, available in Tucson at Blockbuster Music on River Road and Stone Avenue and all Foley's Department Stores. Charge by phone at 321-1000. Tickets will be available at Blockbuster Desert Sky box office the day of show. Gates open one-half hour before showtime. Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion is located on Encanto Boulevard, one-half mile north of I-10 between 75th and 83rd avenues. For more information call (620) 254-7200. KLPX celebrates its seventeenth anniversary on Thursday, the Fourth of July, at the Outback, 296 N. Stone Ave., with the world-famous Beatle revue Twist & Shout. In keeping with the holiday spirit, cover charge is only 96 cents. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30 p.m. Call 622-4700 for information. The politically incorrect Supersuckers rip it up at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, on Friday, July 5. The dynamic Northwest coast band Goodness, fronted by power vocalist Carrie Akre, takes the middle slot with Pito Man opening the show at 9 p.m. Tickets are $4, available at the door. Call 622-8848 for information. On Sunday, July 7, the Rock, 136 N. Park Ave., presents Dogs Eye View, combining sharp storytelling and emotional directness with pop hooks. Dogs Eye View has toured with Counting Crows across the U.S. and Europe and are currently on the road in support of their debut release, Happy Nowhere. The show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $8, available at Dillard's and all Zia Records locations. Call 629-9211 for the low down. You'll be glad to learn former Let's Active guitarist/keyboardist and sometime singer Angie Carlson didn't give up music after Let's Active disbanded in 1989. Since then, Carlson's musical energy has been expressed through Grover, a power pop trio having more in common with The Replacements than the "Chapel Hill" sound. Bassist Mike Gonzales and drummer Jeremy Vogt provide solid background for Carlson's wailing guitar and hard-hitting vocals. Grover is scheduled for a stop at Club Congress on Sunday, July 7, playing songs from the critically acclaimed My Wild Life. Show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are only $2 at the door. Call 622-8848 if you need to know more. Local favorite Royal Crown Revue returns to rock Club Congress on Friday, July 12. Tickets are $6 in advance, available at the club, and $8 day of show. Call 622-8848 for more information. --Jennifer Murphy

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