Holy Hell

Demolition Doll Rods; The Choke, others
@Scenic
New York, NY – November 4, 2005

One of the older, and certainly more distinct, Detroit garage acts, the Demolition Doll Rods come on stage barely wearing anything at all, and when they do, it’s something akin to a whorehouse meets Flash Gordon. Yeah that’s about as good as I can come up with. The Doll Rods, featuring Dan Kroha of the legendary Gories, serve up hard rock n roll, a little punk, and a big helpin’ of soul. That streak of soul is the defining difference between the Doll Rods and the other bands of the night. The Doll Rods lead female singer wails like she’s taking you to church in her banter between songs – a sexy church at that. While the other bands played soulless hardcore punk, the Doll Rods summon the gods of old and rock out on “That Spoonful”, the Howlin’ Wolf classic. Now that’s how you’re supposed to do it.