Death Becomes Her

I had a choice of two shows on Tuesday and decided to go to the Baby G because it has been awhile since I went to one without knowing any of the bands. Tonight, it turned out to be 3 acts playing variations of the garage rock/punk sound. The crowd was unsurprisingly dressed mostly in black and mostly young although there was a sprinkle of grizzled veterans.

Wine Lips played a jammy garage rock with extended bluesy passages sandwiched in between speedy bits. Vypers was more chuggy and grimey. Headliner Death Valley Girls from L.A. had a psychedelic punk feel, often times augmented by 60s-esque organ synth sound. In fact, there was a 50s vibe underlying their heavy rock. It made me think that if Back To The Future was a historical event, and some of the kids at the Under The Sea prom had fully embraced Marty McFly's over-the-top solo at the end, Death Valley Girls might have been a 50s band from that alternate timeline.