Live Review – Page 18 – Lollipop Magazine

EBN – with Banco De Gaia at Mama Kin – Review

February 1, 1996

EBN’s brand of multimedia assault – combining video, audio, and all around spectacle – is far too much for the un-turned-on mind to assimilate all at once.

Die Krupps – with Sister Machine Gun at Axis – Review

February 1, 1996

He had a penchant for doing “the stadium intro” (where he yells the name of the upcoming song hoping for applause of recognition) but nobody got into it.

Cubanate – with Ultraviolence, Zia at The Rat – Review

February 1, 1996

Vocalist Marc Heal is similar to a psycho queen techno-Lemmy with a frog in his throat. That’s good, by the way.

Bob Dylan – with Patti Smith at the Orpheum – Review

February 1, 1996

Dylan is not a great performer. May I be struck with hundreds of voodoo pins, but Dylan has not progressed. He can write a good lyric, but that’s about it.

Banco De Gaia – with EBN at Mama Kin – Review

February 1, 1996

The lights lowered and a man crouched behind his mixing board and computers and cued the intro for Last Train to Lhasa. That’s when all hell broke loose.

The Grifters- At TT the Bears Place – Review

December 1, 1995

The set was spotty, but their Velvet Underground sensibility meets ’90s power chord rock sounded pretty good by the end of the night (beer factor included).

The Gravel Pit – with Brian Stevens, Poundcake, The Gravel Pit, Expanding Man at TT the Bear’s Place – Review

December 1, 1995

The Gravel Pit had a good rock thing going, with great heavy bass. The singer has a powerful, somehow Dickie Barrett-esque yell that even worked on a ballad.

Rancid – at The Strand – Review

December 1, 1995

When Rancid play, it’s pure magic. Their presence is overwhelming and the energy is consuming. Tim is an angel on stage, so vulnerable, yet powerful.

Poundcake – with Brian Stevens, Poundcake, The Gravel Pit, Expanding Man at TT the Bear’s Place – Review

December 1, 1995

Thankfully, the guys in Poundcake had a little more of an edge to them. They were happy too, but they didn’t feel the need to smile at each other constantly.

Pansy Division – at the Rat – Review

December 1, 1995

They ran through most of their new album, Pile Up, and a lot of my earlier faves, such as “Rock ‘N’ Roll Queer Bar,” “Cocksucker Club,” and “James Bondage.”