Live Review – Page 30 – Lollipop Magazine

Chris Whitley – at the Middle East Cafe – Review

July 1, 1995

he suffers from J. Mascis syndrome: His recording is fucking brilliant, but his live sound is so loud that you can’t tell what he’s playing.

Black Light Rainbow – at The Causeway – Review

July 1, 1995

Bigger, inkier, and with more square yards of black leather on their pierced hides than just about anyone, Boston’s hardcore scene take note.

Wax – with Bush at the Strand – Review

June 1, 1995

Miraculously, this line up works. Wax took their entertaining ska-core sound to the stage of the Strand as an opening act for Bush.

Women of Sodom – at The Limelight – Review

June 1, 1995

From out of the darkness, the Women of Sodom emerge, dragging their pitiful slaves behind them.

Thirteen – with The Pushstars at The Other Side Cafe – Review

June 1, 1995

First gig. Straight-ahead indie rock, but with some unpredictable melodies, vocals with just enough counterpoint to stretch the imagination, and snappy rhythms.

The Smears – with Butt Trumpet, The Meatmen, Sam Black Church at Avalon – Review

June 1, 1995

All-girl punk trio from Indiana with a fast, loud, old school punk sound. They have the hate/pissed off/who gives a fuck? that’s kept me going all these years.

The Pushstars – with Thirteen at The Other Side Cafe – Review

June 1, 1995

Chris Trapper’s songwriting is totally accessible, catchy, and emotionally appealing. It’s sensitive-boy rock, but not the whiny, emotionally manipulative kind.

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black – with the Peecocks at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1995

Near-naked females in blue body paint and black teeth. Cardboard-cutout props. Lots o’ glitter. An Oriental guitarist named Samoa in a nurse’s outfit.

The Peecocks – with The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1995

Pure old-style glam at its finest, with songs like “We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used To It” and a reworked Jim Carrol tune called “All the Animals Died.”

The Meatmen – with The Smears, Butt Trumpet, Sam Black Church at Avalon – Review

June 1, 1995

All the Meat classics that were left off last year’s tour were brought back to life.