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Posted on Fri, Jun. 10, 2005 |
'The Day the Fish Came Out' opens Secret Cinema seasonBy SARA SHERRFor the Daily News
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Anyone who reads this column knows that indie rock does pretty well around here. From Dr. Dog to Man Man, the indie rockers are good at organizing and getting press, local and otherwise. Dave Palumbo of the Blow Goes is looking to represent for punk, garage and just plain old rock 'n' roll on "Get Out of Philly," an excellent new comp on his own label, Tick Tock Records.
You can sample some of "Get Out of Philly's" offerings during a big blow-out at the Fire on Saturday, June 11. There are familiar favorites like Thee Minks, who flip the script with "I Lie to Boys," and the Jukebox Zeroes, who penned the disc's Chuck Berry-style title track. The Bad News Bats recall no wave like Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.
Kelly Sadler of newcomers Bad Penny sings her guts out like Joan Jett or Wendy Case of the Paybacks. The Chance offers mod-pop rave-ups like "7 Years of Bad Luck."
There's also organ-fueled garage from the Misteriosos, punk hootenanny from Toothless George and His One Man Band, plus Econocaste, who are kind of like the Smashing Pumpkins without Billy Corgan's ego. "Get Out of Philly" will make you want to stay - until the beer runs out (4 p.m., Sat., June 11, the Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298, www.tickticktickrecords.com). |
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Various Artists
Get Outta Philly (Tick Tick Tick)
This city's got some ferocious rock bands, but the lineup on this sweet little comp could hardly be called the usual suspects. For the most part, these are Philly music's wicked stepchildren, the loud, gutsy bands you don't know you like till they upstage the headliners. Punk sisters Thee Minks lead the charge with scratchy, bratty call-and-response anthem "151 Girl," then come back for more on track 10. A couple other bands (many of them led by powderkeg female vocalists) also make good on their double shots, including passionate rawkers Bad Penny, screamy undergirls The Bad News Bats and synthy artfreaks Econocaste. The Blow Goes, led by comp creator Dave Palumbo, delivers straight up punk while The Chance contributes a big, horny funk song and Toothless George chugs out twisted rockabilly. Get Outta Philly could have been a train wreck of undisciplined bands and unrelated styles, but the bands' brash DIY attitudes make it feel like there's this, you know, scene out there. Can you imagine such a thing?
—Patrick Rapa
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