Saturday Night Dance Party

Electric Six; She Wants Revenge; Rock Kills Kid)
@Bowery Ballroom – February 11, 2006

The Six have become something of a regular fixture at the Bowery Ballroom and there isn’t a more fitting time to see them than on a Saturday night. Traveling at the beginning of what turned out to be a blizzard packing 25 inches of snow may not be the most encouraging thing, but with the train station exit right outside the door, what’s to worry about? It was a packed house (including the usual idiots who need to mosh or at the very least touch everyone around them). Though they didn’t play “Electric Demons In Love” or “Radio GaGa” or “Rock Show”, E-6 still delivered the goods. Lead singer Dick Valentine even gave a brief lament for the now cancelled CBS show Love Monkey (Good riddance I say).


Electric Six

Two California bands opened the show. She Wants Revenge is a band that sounds just like Interpol but looks nothing like them (they look like one of those downchord post-grunge bands like Staind). Rock Kills Kid sound just like the Killers and look just like them too. She Wants Revenge have a striking sound live while the latter offer good dance rock hits but god awful emo ballads. Also, message to the lead singer of Rock Kills Kid: Saying “Fucking” in the middle of “Put Your Hands Together” does not make you tough.

She Wants Revenge

(Photos by Roxxan H)