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Capsule reviews of local bands and other So Cal bands that play here with some frequency.
Sexy Death Soda, "California Police State" (Bong Load Custom Records)
They used to be called Tommy & the Demons, but that was before Tommy left, and rather than becoming & the Demons, this Ventura-based band changed its name to Sexy Death Soda. The band has made a career out of being larger than life and stranger than fiction, not to mention all the weird venues it's played, such as the Rendezvous, the Hong Kong Inn and Art City II. The band plays blues reminiscent of '60s garage rockers the 13th Floor Elevators and the Shadows of Knight or '80s roots rockers such as Green on Red and the Gun Club.
GRADE: A-
Next gig: June 7 at Wild Planet (Ventura).
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Psycho Cafe, "Moodswing" (IHV/Wheat Records)
Ponderous hard rock as relentless as a tractor knocking over the Joad house in "Grapes of Wrath." Testosterone rock for skateheads with backward baseball hats and baggy shorts.
GRADE: C+
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Jill Cohn, "Stories From the Blue Bus" (Matrix Records)
Mostly just a girl and her piano, Cohn waxes eloquent and serious about concerns...