Mercury Lounge

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Please note: All events are 21+ unless otherwise noted.

Tue 9/16

$10

http://www.myspace.com/theettes
http://theettes.com
As fetching as they are ferocious, L.A.â€™s Ettes canâ€™t help it: power garage is part of their DNA. Think Sonics/Yardbirds, New York Dolls/Runaways â€“ or a distaff Reigning Sound. Formed in â€™04 by singer/guitarist Lindsay â€œCocoâ€ Hames, the trio offered up a remarkable personal article of faith by self-financing a trip to Englandâ€™s Toe Rag Studios to record with White Stripes/Billy Childish cohort Liam Watson before they even had a record deal. The sonic and emotional yield, dare we say it, is primal, from the locomotive pileup of â€œIt Ainâ€™t Youâ€ and the swaggering Nancy Sinatra-on-fuzz of â€œAlley Catâ€ to the towering Phil Spector wall oâ€™ sound thatâ€™s â€œBeggarsâ€ and an actual Reigning Sound cover, the churning â€œWe Repel Each Other.â€ In song after song Hames peels away layers of feminine vulnerability; abetted by drummer Maria â€œPoniâ€ Silver and bassist Jeremy â€œJemâ€ Cohen, though, sheâ€™s utterly liberated. With Shake The Dust, the Ettes announce a titular manifesto as gleefully unsubtle, and memorable, as a Kick Out The Jams or a Shake Some Action. And while the bandâ€™s busy shaking the dust â€“ lord, do they ever, live -- youâ€™ll be shaking your ass. - Fred Mills, Magnet Magazine

http://www.myspace.com/thefriggs
The Friggs defined chick-driven garage rock during their ‘90s heyday. From their first 7-inch single in 1991, “Come Now,” The Friggs reigned as the queens of garage-pop sass, mixing it up with their own blend of surf, punk and girl group influences and releasing five 7" singles, one 10" EP and their classic debut album, Rock Candy, over their nearly decade-long year career. Led by ponytailed minx-with-the-mostest Palmyra Delran, The Friggs’ guitarist and principal songwriter, the girls shared a passion for trash pop culture, up-tempo rock music and getting the audiences up and moving. And they wrote catchy songs -- their track “Shake” appears in the hit film Superbad. They were not afraid to make the road their lady, touring nationwide with bands ranging from The Selector and the Reverend Horton Heat to Southern Culture on the Skids. Once described as a “Beatles Vs Cramps” tag team match and “The Go-Go meets the Ramones,” The Friggs are reuniting to play their first show since 1996!