March, 1996 | Lollipop Magazine

Turbo Tom – with Keith Bownice, Bentmen at Mama Kin – Review

March 1, 1996

Turbo Tom started his performance by snorting a condom and removing it from his mouth. He followed that by swallowing it and blowing it up and out of his nose.

Stuck Mojo – at the Rat – Review

March 1, 1996

They mix the rapcore thing together with beefy vocals and a pleasant death roar: Quite a tasty mix to these ears.

Mistle Thrush – at the Paradise – Review

March 1, 1996

Unlike most bands found on the Top 40 charts and MTV, Mistle Thrush is not afraid to cross stylistic boundaries.

Keith Bownice – with Bentmen, Turbo Tom at Mama Kin – Review

March 1, 1996

Pleasant for an opening band. They played some decent songs that reminded me of my older brother’s eight-track tape collection back in the ’70s.

Jack Logan and Liquor Cabinet – at Mama Kin – Review

March 1, 1996

While their latest CD left me intrigued, but not hooked, Jack Logan and Liquor Cabinet’s show led me up a trail of cigarette butt clues that ended centerstage.

The Dambuilders – at The Middle East Cafe – Review

March 1, 1996

Guitarist Eric Masunaga reminded me of Thurston Moore as he seemed to get lost in his own distortion, and would then quickly change over to a mammoth groove.

Bentmen – with Keith Bownice, Turbo Tom at Mama Kin – Review

March 1, 1996

The music becomes a programmatic underscore to their orgy of light, color, costumes, confetti, and charisma.

Ben Folds Five – at Pearl Street – Review

March 1, 1996

The trio sounded even better live than on record. The songs have a more aggressive energy, and the soaring three-part harmonies outshone those on the album.

A Few of My Favorite Things – The Record I Put on Top… – Column

March 1, 1996

Barkmarket – 1-800-GODHOUSE – Good record in a one-man Butthole/Cave kinda vein. The cover’s so simple yet so f’in creepy that no one dares pick it up.

A Few of My Favorite Things – Three Dead Directors To Pray For – Column

March 1, 1996

The master of setting. David Lean took us to parts of the world we could never afford to visit. He put the word “splendor” on the map.