March 9th, 1997
HORNY TOADS
Smilin Jack & Artical Debris
ALL AGES @ Safari Nite Club
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Well the show started out with the Artical Debris from Mason City, Iowa. They are a new school band who must have some rich parents becaues one of the kids dad had started a label to put out their CD. Live they really weren't that good to say the least. Though compared to the over produced CD they were good.
Next up was local heros Smilin' Jack. They hit the stage with their usual offbeat power pop and got the place moving with Their best song "Bad Muther Fucker". I always walk away feeling like they could do better writing but other wise a good set.
And headlining was the Horny Toads. For those that don't know Lou Mayorga the orginal bassist for Sucidal Tendencies is in this band. They are a mix of Ska, Funk, R&B, hip hop and a little punk. I usually hate fushion rock but these guys pull it off so well that you can't hate them. Like the long gone Cadilac Tramps they seem to pull it off with hipness because unlike a great deal of bands that just simply steal sounds from different styles, these guys make the style their own.
They did most of their DOMD Records release including their college radio hit "Shiver", and others like "Vampire Ska", "Youth", "Quicksand" and their R&B cover "Brick". After the show we drank of course way too much. Then went to Paul's and Greg's where they got Tattooed and played these great Phone Sex tapes.
