Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz and DJ Howie Pyro to mix it up at Charles Smith Wines

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K Vintners & Charles Smith Wines will set the stage for a one-of-a-kind evening of music and wine tasting Friday.

L.A. DJ Howie Pyro will spin vinyl at the wineries’ 35 S. Spokane St. location downtown. The evening’s entertainment also includes Vancouver, B.C., rockabilly band Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz, a library wine tasting, food and wine.

The doors open at 7:30 p.m. with spins from Howie Pyro. The live rockabilly starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Admission includes the library wine tasting and appetizers while they last, according to the announcement.

A few details about Howie Pyro: He’s known for his radio show Intoxica as well as a collection of more than 30,000 titles in vinyl that range from French pop to surf to old-school punk and everything in between.

He got his start in music in the late 1970s at 16, when he formed a punk band called Blessed. He circulated around the New York music scene with Johnny Thunders and Sid Vicious at CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City.

In the mid-’80s he was at the front of the first wave of ’60s garage rock revivalism with Freaks, a band he formed with his wife, Andrea Kusten. They moved to L.A. and after being involved with other bands, as well as a two-year stint with Danzig, he turned his attention to collecting vinyl, books, record covers and movie posters.