Eight Gigs: Kevin Costner & Modern West

Sat., Aug. 8, 8 p.m., Harris Center, $55-$95

When I think of Kevin Costner, I think of that scene in Dances With Wolves when he bares his ass, and how my mom howled at the screen. I also think of Draft Day, a flick so aggrandizing of the NFL that it rivals Birth of a Nation for shittiest Hollywood propaganda vehicle of all time. Ah, yes, the point of this blurb: Costner's band. I listened to about 50 seconds on Spotify. Excessively polished country rock, his voice like Tom Petty's would sound if Petty swallowed a luffa and chased it with Dom Perignon. I'm saying he sounds decent. I bet the dude puts on a fun show. He's Kevin “I beat Goodfellas” Costner. 10 College Parkway in Folsom, http://kevincostnermodernwest.com.