shoreworld by John Pfeiffer

FASTER PUSSYCAT

SATURDAY TH ADRENALIZE AUG 26 – DEF LEPPARD TRIBUTE – Mansrea rockin’ ’70s. $12 DOORS LIVE REVIEW These guys even had a drum solo by Rocco /Frankenstein 3000/Trench/ on the third tune, something I would usually vomit Brighton Bar/July 30 at, but they pulled it off, complete with hooting LONG BRANCH, NJ—I knew it was going to be and hollering from the black leather clad audience. SATURDAY MAGUS BEAST TH an interesting night when the panicked hype at Nice! Joe “Ciid” Birardi kicks ass with his Gary SEPT 9 the door kept me out (I didn’t have a ticket). I Moore (Thin Lizzy period) style guitar riffage, TURRIGENOUS eventually made an agreement to get in, amidst while Bernie and his Rickenbacker bass hold shaking heads and grumpy door guys counting down the tent to this big top circus of sounds. 20s while mumbling something about freeloading Bruce Ferguson, the ever-zealous front guy, SATURDAY journalists.That’s me in case I didn’t make that roamed the floor in front of the stage beckoning TH NAKED BEGGARS clear. hotties to “come over here baby.” sept 16 Frankenstein 3000 was the first act of The couldn’t have done a better job himself. This is $15 ADV / $17 DOOR Brighton’s hard rock extravaganza on this Sunday great, old school rock band mojo with a new night in downtown Long Branch. Fronted by our audience and a firm grasp on entertainment and good friend Keith Roth and featuring Johnny that’s gonna have them sticking around for a Dey, Clint Gascoyne and Eric Hoagland, good long time. Go buy their CD at trench- FRIDAY SEVEN WISER Frankenstein 3000 have been kicking around rocks.com SEPT 22ND the original circuit for a decent amount of time, Look out! Here comes the leather Captains ISM formed from the remnants of Bad Biscuit, The hats and black gloss lipstick! Behind the hush of Flu and Count 210.These guys have played with the black curtain strung up to conceal the band an impressive list of bands, sharing the stage at The Brighton this night, Faster Pussycat took BREAKIN HUNDRED with such luminaries as The Smithereens, Skid the stage with their glam camp rock at 1000 miles Row and most recently Monster Magnet, and per hour, much to the appreciation of the adoring NOXIOUS can easily hold their own, winning over the mixed 100 or so fans that came to see them. $10 DOOR and attentive crowds all over Jersey. Faster Pussycat were semi-famous in the late Tonight was no exception as the boys cranked ’80s to early ’90s. They were signed to Elektra with NY Dolls meet old school (Rocks) Records and sold in excess of 500,000 copies SATURDAY and The Faces with pure blitzkrieg style.Vintage of 1989’s Wake Me When It’s Over.They toured TH Les Paul Jr’s via Roth buzzed throughout the with Ace Frehley, , Motley Crüe, 0 KISS NATION SEPT 3 $12 DOOR heavy set and mixed well with Dey’s bombastic Kiss, David Lee Roth, etc.The band broke up in blue collar Joe Perry riffing that included tunes 1992, with Taime moving to Chicago to work with like the familiar “Goin Away,”“Fooled In The Rain” . In 2001 Downe reunited for a tour with and “Black Trip.” In the works for 2006 is their original Faster Pussycat members Brent Muscat long-awaited all-original CD, recorded by Steve SATURDAY and Greg Steele joining him.The newly re-formed TH POSIN DeAcutis (who has worked with Living Colour band opened for Poison in 2002. A new CD is OCT 14 $12 DOORS vocalist Corey Glover) and featuring a guest expected in Spring 2006 with a tour to follow. appearance by Scotti Hill of Skid Row.While their And this was a date of that tour. set ran over a bit, spilling into the next group’s So off they went roaring through their 10 or so set time (DOH!), it was an amazing performance songs at rock star pace and sun-glassed glee, that I would go see again and again. complete with throwing mic stands and about THE HORDES OF DARKNESS Keith can currently be heard on Sirius satellite 90,000 cigarettes.While the initial reaction from radio, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Eastern, seven days a week the fans was great, I noticed that there was no on Buzzsaw (Channel 19). His infamous classic contact between the band and the crowd. I mean SATURDAY FESTIVAL II punk show, “The Punkyard,” airs Sundays at 11 yes, they were right there but you could tell TH p.m. Eastern on Sirius’ Left Of Center (Channel that they really didn’t want to be. Like showing OCT 28 26). Check ’em out at frankenstein3000.com up for work just to collect a paycheck. And that Trench were up next and amidst the frantic only lasts so long when you’re paying $14 a pop TYPHUS • ENGORGE hustle of equipment loading and removal I had to see your big bad boys. And these guys really a moment to speak with Bruce Ferguson, lead do know how to rock, thus the problem. The ACID WINTER (Members of Algol) singer and front man par excellence from Trench, set was very generic and non-stop to the end. and he told me that he was honored to be part Highlights were the great “Cathouse” and “House of the night and just really couldn’t wait to get up Of Pain.”The backing band behind Taime was MORTE GENESIS (x-Bloodthrone members) there and go.That’s what I like about this band. proficient and alive and that’s about it. At the end They have no obstacles in their path. Can’t move of the set, their road manager cleared a path BAPHOMETS HORNS the headliner’s gear? No problem. Set time got in the small crowd so that they could run, single stomped a bit? We don’t care. Time to get a file, to their tour bus. No autographs, no haircut? Whoa! What? Okay, relax. But you get handshakes or thank you kiddies. Okay, I know 126-02 Northern Blvd, Flushing NY 11368 my point. It’s a trait more bands should develop. that there are off nights, especially on tour, but (across from Shea Stadium) Trench is a true rock and roll band in the vein come on guys. Okay, here’s the MySpace stuff: FOR MORE INFO VISIT of Thin Lizzy, Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, myspace.com/fasterpussycat www.bottomsupny.com just to name a few illustrious examples from the Have fun and I’ll see ya next week. or call (718) 672-0222 Purchase tickets to our shows thru

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