Deniz Tek is playing at the Velvet tomorrow with his other band, the Last of the Bad Men:
Wednesday, July 25
Velvet Lounge
915 U St NW WDC
http://www.velvetloungedc.com $8, 21+, doors at 9pm
The Last of the Bad Men (mem. of Radio Birdman/Exploding Fuck Dolls)
Albert Strange ('90s DC rawk)
The Spoils of NW (DC '60s-inspired pop-psych/garage, ex-High Back Chairs/Pussy Galore/Tuscadero)
The Last of the Bad Men http://www.thelastofthebadmen.com/ The Last of the Bad Men are an international group whose members are considered outlaws by some and heroes by others. This is an alliance brought together by a common sense of urgency: there is NO SECOND CHANCE! It's not TV fashion time! Get out of line, this is warfare, no time for love or hate, let the leaders pray for gas, it's your time, it's our time! Scrape yourself off of the city streets, quit sniveling, get back into the deep end, and try again! The end is near and we're not goin' out without a fight! The sun is going down and the final hour is upon us. Who's gonna lead the way? Be ready to kill or be killed. These are the ones to join, grab your weapons, sticks, rocks, skateboards, guitars, drums and basses. Scream your guts out and be a part of...The Last of the Bad Men.
Radio Birdman proto-punker Deniz Tek, a couple Exploding Fuck Dolls, and some skateboard guy comprise the ranks of the awesomely named Last of the Bad Men. All of 'em are spread out in various hotspots all over the world -- Australia, Cleveland, Nowheresville -- but they convened in Vancouver, where they recorded these tracks, presumably under a cloud of cigarette smoke and alcohol fumes. So it's a "project," really, and thusly lacks the road-worn cohesion of Birdman or the Fuck Dolls, but kicks are kicks, and "Nowhere Is Safe" provides plenty of 'em, in a US Bombs-y gruff-punk sorta way. Tek tosses out some classic glam-punk riffs on this 'un, especially on anthemic "Get in Line" and the Pistols packin' "Free Wheeler," and the slashing closer "City Pigs" is an authentically disgusted slice of pogo-ready punk rock snarl. Not quite as villainous as their name would imply, these Bad Men, but still plenty mean. I'm sure this'll sound great blasting out of the boombox while you wait for the paramedics to show up and put your shattered kneecap back together after grinding the Charlie, or whatever you skater creeps call it." (Sleazegrinder)
This is straight-up old-school punk played by a serious rag-tag lineup. Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman), Art & Steve Godoy (Exploding Fuck Dolls), Danny (Factory 13) and the bassist from the Darkest of the Hillside Thickets create a serious melting pot of styles. Fom Sham 69 and the Stitches to the Boys. Fans of Hostage records will shit all over themselves when they hear rippers like "Tail Block" and "Free Wheeler." The guitars on this album blaze as Tek and Godoy share lead duties with neither party overdoing it. Curbslappys frontman Danny sounds like a surf nazi who ate a fucking truckload of angel dust and is ready to rape an entire pet store, he says "fuck" 13 times in a row in one of these selections. About as close to the real deal as you will get. (Absolute Underground)
The Spoils of NW http://www.spoilsofnw.com The Spoils of NW is made up of former members of the High Back Chairs (Peter Hayes, guitar, vocals, keyboards, harmonica); Tuscadero (Phil Satlof, bass); Cleveland's the Revelers (Joel Kaufman, guitar); and Philadelphia's Pteradactyl (Bill Brown, drums). Bill and his two sons, Charlie and JJ, are in another amazing band called Eyeball Skeleton. The Spoils play heavy, melodic rock with echoes of '70s psych, blues and soul.
