If you go to the website of the Ripple Music record label, you’ll find this phrase splashed across the top: “Now it’s time for YOUR classic rock!”

Lots of folks might disagree with me, but I say bring it on. I’m pretty sick of the stuff we’ve been calling classic rock for the past couple of decades. Even the good songs.

So what does Ripple Music have to offer? Plenty. The label’s roster is well-stocked with hirsute rock ’n’ roll bands that trade in heavy riffage, bluesy swagger and lots of ’70s vibe. They have cool names like Earthen Grave, Ape Machine, Mos Generator, Trucker Diablo and Sweat Lodge.

And then there’s Mothership, a trio from Dallas led by two brothers who play thunderous rock ’n’ roll that, according to the Ripple site, “satisfies like a steaming hot stew of UFO and Iron Maiden, blended with the southern swagger of Molly Hatchet and ZZ Top.”

If that sounds like the kind of thing you might be into, let me encourage you to hit up Volcanic Theatre Pub Wednesday night to see a new-ish band of young shredders playing that style of music. You don’t have to do it instead of seeing one of the nostalgia acts playing bigger venues in the region this summer, but you should do it in addition to that other stuff. Because if no one goes and sees Mothership now, what chance do they have at being ZZ Top in 30 years?

And while you’re at it, get there on time to see young, Memphis-based blues-rock power trio Dirty Streets.

Mothership, with Dirty Streets; 9 p.m. Wednesday, doors open 8 p.m.; $5 plus fees in advance at www.bendticket.com, $5 at the door; Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend; www.volcanictheatrepub.com.

— Ben Salmon, The Bulletin