[ATTENDED: October 7, 2019] Death Valley Girls [rescheduled from June 1 & August 14, replaced Starcrawler]
I had the opportunity to see Death Valley Girls twice in August. The first time was with The Distillers who had to cancel their second show at Union Transfer due to a different injury. The second (and it probably happened because of that cancellation) was with Sharkmuffin, a band I really wanted to see but wasn’t free that night.
So I was pleased that they were opening for The Distillers again a few months down the line.
I actually didn’t know much about them before seeing the show. I had an idea of what they sounded like but, for instance, I had no idea that they were founded by Patty Schemel, the original drummer for Hole. I also had no idea that there was a man in the band (Larry Schemel–Patty’s brother). Patty Schemel has since left, replaced by Laura Kelsey.
So what exactly do the Death Valley Girls sound like?
Well, they’re sort of a fuzzy rock band with goth leanings. The goth leaning come primarily from their look and their lyrics–not their sound. (more…)
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