Middle East Cafe – Page 13 – Lollipop Magazine

Orangutang – with 6L6 at The Middle East Cafe – Review

June 1, 1994

Chris Dyas, his pockets filled with facial expressions barely contained beneath a ball cap. Slightly self-deprecating and sarcastic, sadly cynical and smirky.

House of Large Sizes- at the Middle East Cafe – Review

June 1, 1994

House of Large Sizes doesn’t bother with gimmicky effects or laser light shows; they strip it down to catchy, sneering, country twang-gone-wacky pop.

G. Love & Special Sauce – at The Linwood – Review

June 1, 1994

There’s a six-foot-two guru sitting in a chair knocking his bony knees together in rhythm, thumb-picking real Delta-style blues on an old Silvertone guitar.

Revel with a Cause – T.T. the Bear’s Place Benefit at the Paradise – Review

June 1, 1994

There was a real sense of camaraderie, a feeling, on stage and off, that everyone was there to have some fun and, in the process, help an important club.

Sean Patrick Murphy Remembered – Essay

June 1, 1994

If you’re like me, you treasure the few people in this world you may meet who are kind, warm, and sincere.

Stompcrotch – with 6L6, Powerman 5000 at the Middle East Cafe – Review

February 1, 1994

They jammed like veteran musicians, although the singer used lyric sheets. The singer roared majestically, and reminded me of Ted from 6L6 in a hat and shades.

Powerman 5000 – with 6L6, Stompcrotch at the Middle East Cafe – Review

February 1, 1994

From a bass line to a chill repetition of a phrase, caught the groove, then blasted their fluid rap-a-long, wah-saturated scream and ten ton guitar sound.

6L6 – with Stompcrotch, Powerman 5000 at the Middle East Cafe – Review

February 1, 1994

With only three members, 6L6 sledgehammer the audience. Ted bashies the glitter off his emerald green glam-boy bass, roaring like a 20 foot Lemmy monster.

G. Love & Special Sauce- with Groove Butcher at The Middle East Cafe – Review

December 1, 1993

The guitarist/singer’s buttcheeks dance on the chair, threatening to take a spill at any moment. Totally smooth funk like the Chilis on a chill trip.

Groove Butcher – with G. Love & Special Sauce at The Middle East Cafe – Review

December 1, 1993

The packed crowd bopped and smiled and bounced ’til I thought the floor would collapse. It took a verse to realize the song was “Heart of Glass.” Blondie. Cool.