The Danglers, Elvis McMan and Dragzilla at Cafe 9

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Oh, I nearly forgot to write about going to see The Danglers and Elvis McMan last Saturday.

I was exhausted that night. I didn't want to go out. I've seen the Danglers a whole bunch of times, but I knew I'd regret not going. And I hadn't seen Elvis McMan in a couple of years and I wanted to see how they progressed. My hands were shaky, but I took pictures anyway.
Opening up was Dragzilla and they claimed it as their last show. The singer had all the right punk moves, in a sort-of early L.A. punk kind of way. They were aggressive and energetic, I'd have liked to see more of them.
Elvis McMan are more of a New York style punk band. The instrumentalists are competently unremarkable. Really, the main attraction here is Erin, the singer. She doesn't have the mystique of Nico or Debbie Harry, but I don't think those are fair comparisons to make, anyway. She's a punk singer. But then, she also doesn't aim for the female punk archetypes; Patti Smith or Exene Cervenka. Her attitude is more like Joan Jett, I guess. In that sense, she's pretty decent. She moves around a lot, but hides behind her hair. It was a good performance and they are a decent band. They don't do anything original and they don't blow me away, but I don't find myself in pain when they play either.
The Danglers made the night worthwhile. Dwight claimed he'd taken the wrong pill, but that didn't stop him from running around and climbing on things. During an extended instrumental break, the drummer told a story involving Erin and a Walgreens. They weren't the tightest I'd ever seen them, but they were in good spirits and had good energy.

Pictures:
http://flickr.com/photos/oldangelmidnight/sets/72057594091970225/

Bands:
http://www.gogodragzilla.com/
http://www.myspace.com/elvismcman
http://www.myspace.com/danglersnewhaven