Live Review – Page 27 – Lollipop Magazine

X-Cops – at Mama Kin – Review

July 1, 1995

They’re not GWAR. They seem like they don’t wanna be. So relax a little, okay? Although the show was enlightening, it wasn’t perfect.

White Zombie – at Great Woods – Review

July 1, 1995

The forces of darkness and gaudiness had come to twist the minds of the chosen ones. White Zombie arrived in all their blood-soaked and monstrous glory.

Total Chaos – at Club Babyhead – Review

July 1, 1995

Total Chaos took the stage at midnight, drunk as fuck and ready to rumble. Most of the songs were from their two Epitaph releases.

The Queers – with Riverdales at the Rat – Review

July 1, 1995

While the tempo of their moron punk is up to par, it just doesn’t seem as convincing. They blast through the songs, but it seems like habit, not passion.

The Bouncing Souls – Social Distortion at T.T. the Bears – Review

July 1, 1995

Their covers of “(I Want) Candy” and “I Know What Boys Like” will plaster a silly grin on your face and get your hipster ass shakin’.

Swank- with Combine, Heretix (last show) at the Rat – Review

July 1, 1995

Maybe I’m tired of power trios, or I’m suspicious of bands who write letters to ‘zines complaining of sexism and then make jokes about their hairdressers on stage.

Stephanie Sayers – at T.T. the Bear’s – Review

July 1, 1995

Stephanie Sayers does her thing with a pedal steel guitar player, a cellist, and no bass. At first, this lack of low end tones struck my ear as a little weird.

Squirrel Nut Zippers – at The Middle East Cafe – Review

July 1, 1995

Grabbing my girl by the hand, we spun and twirled, jitterbugging, doing the Charleston, Lindy, and the Two-Step. We were the only ones. Uneducated cretins.

Social Distortion – with The Bouncing Souls at T.T. the Bears – Review

July 1, 1995

A huge wall of guitars roaring, simply, loudly and majestically, over which the patented drone vocal was laid. They’re punk, and not getting watered down.

Snapcase – with Doughnuts, Hatebreed at Babyhead – Review

July 1, 1995

I definitely recommend you blast “Deceived” in your car. It’s definitely an intense song I enjoy when I am pissed while delivering pizza for Papa Gino’s.