Crocodiles & Dum Dum Girls

[djcraig]

<big>Detroit Bar
Costa Mesa
July 3

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My first pleasant surprise was discovering the merchandise booth at the venue was offering [b]vinyl[/b] albums as well as 7" singles from these bands, along with the obligatory CDs and T shirts.

[b]The Crocodiles[/b] took the stage and pounded out their echo guitar driven songs including, "I Wanna Kill". Second surprise of the night was their energy and stage presence. The lead singer was in constant motion as was most of the band. Their performance Saturday revealed a slightly darker, goth-punk edge that is belied by their recorded shoegazey, pop/rock sound. Had me happily reminiscing about 80s Darkwavers like [b]Lords Of The New Church[/b].


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Dum Dum Girls Bassist Bambi

[b]The Dum Dum Girls[/b] followed, their 60s girl group harmonies and distorted garage guitars filling the room. I was bummed that the melodic lead guitar was a bit buried sound mix. Lead singer Dee Dee whispered soft "thank yous" to the crowd in between rocking "Jail La La" (A free download here: http://subpop-public.s3.amazonaws.com/a ... o/6255.mp3) and "Bhang Bhang". The band has a bit of early [b]Bangles[/b] vibe with Dee Dee occasionally channeling [b]Siouxsie[/b].

Noticed that The Dum Dums cover and old [b]Sonny And Cher[/b] song, "Baby Don't Go" on their record. Looking forward to their next release.

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Lead Singer Dee Dee




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[DJ Phoenix]

Nice review bud, glad to see you had a good time. ANY band that sounds like LOTNC is ok w/me.[:D] Speaking of LOTNC, Didn't their lead singer get killed being hit by a car, in like 1990? Sad, as i loved his voice. "Dance w/me" is my favorite LOTNC song. I used to spin that @ a goth club here in Vegas, and this one girl would freak out everytime I played it, and would thank me profusely for playing it...LOL. I'd always say "You're welcome my dear....thank you for liking it".[:D]


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