| 
Chixdiggit |
|
|
Chixdiggit |
Another great bill at the Met. I was totally
psyched that the Muffs had decided to play the East coast again so this show was
top priority for me. For once I was glad that I showed up early as hell.
When the Groovie Ghoulies went on there were probably 40 people at the
Met. These guys are much more into the groove than the ghoul, but they're tight
and have great energy on stage. "King Kong" was the one everybody that cared was
waiting for. Ghoulies ripped it up long before they got to it- fast, loud, and frantic- the way
punk ought to be. They threw out prizes between songs so everybody would like
them, but it wasn't necessary. Kim Shattuck and the other Muffs were hanging
out watching the Ghoulies. Groovie Ghoulies is from Sacramento and I think I've
seen ads for their stuff in like Maximum, so check them out. The place got crowded
after a while, but it wasn't out of control.
Groovie Ghoulies were outta there pretty quick.
Chixdiggit were next. I thought they might have a midget or
something in
the band because the center microphone was set real low, and it wasn't like a sax
microphone, so it threw me. Turns out the lead singer of Chixdiggit spreads his
legs real wide, strums his guitar low, and ends up singing into the mic from waist height. Oh
yea, it was a pretty bold stadium rock technique, but it wasn't their only one.
Chix music is punk sometimes, rockabilly others, and flat out
rock the
rest of the time. they didn't mix the different genres too much, and it turned out
to be pretty enjoyable.
Chixdiggit is a Canadian band and like many Canadians they
get a bit
goofy from all the beer your forced to drink. These guys did songs like "Roll my
little 3-2-3," "The Toilet Seat's Commin Down," "Henry Rollins is No Fun," and to
top it all off "Knock 3 Times on the Ceiling if You Want Me." They all did solos
from the edge of the
stage, did some of Pete Townsends 'windmill' playing, and as I said the singer has
to do a near split to sing into his microphone.
Towards the end of their set
Kim started throwing ice at them and they batted it back in millions of pieces.
They also announced that Ronnie of the Muffs has the "Biggest penis in rock and
roll." They did a song for Ronnie, and then one called "I Wanna Hump Ya" to end
their set. It wasn't the most brilliant music, but it made me wanna drink so it was
ok.
The Muffs got their shit plugged in, promised not to fight
like every other
time they play Providence, and ripped into a 20 song set that covered everything
that Kim could remember. People shouted out requests for old stuff from their
first CD, but the band didn't seem to remember anything from it.
No matter, they did play the majority of the songs
from both "Blonder and Blonder," and the new "Happy Birthday to Me." Kim and the
rest of the Muffs are looking good, playing better, and really doing everything
they should. Why they aren't the biggest pop band in the world I don't know.
Songs like "Crush Me,"
"Honeymoon," and
"All Blue Baby" are excellent on the CD, but of course The Muffs put on a great
show, so they were even better live. Although the new CD doesn't feature Kim's
patented punch-in-the-gut screaming she still belts them out when they perform.
She did a super long version of "Ethyl My Love," and
even talked about how Ronnie did have a huge dick that would be on display after
the show in the Chixdiggit van.
They also did "Green Eyed Troll," "Sad
Tomorrow," "I'm a Dick," and even invited Ronnies wife- Lisa from Cub on stage to
sing a Cub song. Cub has broken up, so I guess Lisa has plenty of time to tour
with the Muffs if she feels like it.
If you missed the Muffs of the Drew Cary
HBO Special try to catch it in re-run to see how awesome the Muffs are. Buy their
new CD, then buy their old ones. Worship the Muffs. I can say no more.
