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Review of:
Vains Of Jenna and
Suite 88 in concert
Reviewed by Tawny Khat on July 8, 2009
Photos by Tawny Khat, copyright 2009, all rights reserved
This all ages show took place
this past Friday, July 3rd, at
Club Red in Tempe, Arizona.
There were other bands that
performed, too, but I had
primarily attended to review
these two bands. Besides, I was
also busy putting up posters and
passing out flyers for Electric
Pussycat's "Night of
Sleaze" show to take place at
Club Red's sister club, the Red
Owl, next Thursday, July 16th.
Vains Of Jenna actually played
before Suite 88, presumably so
the younger audience members
could see them before it got too
late in the evening. They hit the
stage at around 10:45, to the
delight of their many fans at the
show, myself included. This
band is probably the most well
known Swedish sleaze rock band
in the U.S., so it was no surprise
to see the audience singing along
to all the b
and's songs. The
members of Vains Of Jenna are
real pros on stage. I was quite
impressed by their
professionalism,
and their musicianship. In fact,
I've come away from the show
liking them even more than I did
before.
Vains Of Jenna's approximately
one hour set included all their
hits like "Enemy In Me", "Hard
To Be Vain", "Noones Gonna
Do It For You" and "One Last
Pleasure", plus they performed
their new single, "Get It On",
from their album to be released
later this year.
This band has that cock-sure
attitude that makes a great sleaze
band, and makes for a great
stage performance. Lizzy
DeVine's vocals have the sound
of a singer who's been drinking
whiskey and smoking cigarettes
for 30 years, perfect for this
band's uber sleazy style. Nicki
Kin is an impressive guitarist. I
enjoyed watching and listening
to his work on stage, and JP
White on bass and Jacki Stone
on drums are a tight rhythm
section that had the venue
rumbling.
Vains Of Jenna fit right in with
bands from the 80s like Faster
Pussycat, Guns N' Roses, Skid
Row, Bang Tango, L.A. Guns
and other sleazy bands from the
gutters of Hollywood. Speaking
of Bang Tango, Joe Leste (lead
vocalist) was in attendance at
this show. I only had time to say
a quick hello to him, so
unfortunately I wasn't able to get his opinion about the show. I
can only assume that since he attended the show he's likely a fan
of Vains Of Jenna. At any rate, the following video of "Enemy
In Me" is a good representation of what you'll see at a Vains Of
Jenna show.
Vains of Jenna- "Enemy in Me"
Suite 88 took to the stage
after Vains Of Jenna.
They gained a
lot of new fans with their
performance that night.
Fans of Vains Of Jenna
discovered that this local
band kicks ass, too. The
band members, Mike
Gunns (vocals), Kolton
Lee (guitar), Vick Bourne
(bass) and Jesse Clutch
(drums), blazed with
energy.
After rocking the crowd
with tunes from their
album like, "Ten Shots,
Ten Minutes", "Sleazy
Susan" and more, Suite
88 closed out their set with
a rowdy rendition
of "Walkin' the Dog" with guest performers Asijah and Erik
Tyler, as you can see in the rough video below.
Suite 88 is turning heads
and making big
impressions on all
who hear them. I'm
confident that these guys
have a very bright future
in store for them. They
truly get what it means
to "rock 'n roll". This
combo of Vains Of Jenna
and Suite 88 made for a
killer show.
To find out where you can
see Vains Of Jenna next,
visit their MySpace page
for show listings (or
our events page). Also,
don't miss my interview
with Vains Of Jenna
drummer Jacki Stone.
The same goes for Suite
88. Their future shows are listed on their MySpace page, too. In
fact, Suite 88's next performance will be at our "Night Of Sleaze"
showcase at the Red Owl in Tempe, Arizona on Thursday, July
16th, along with Ripp Tyde and Middle Finger Mob from L.A.
(featuring former members of Total Chaos and BulletBoys). This
will be another killer show! Also, make sure you read my review
of Suite 88's debut album and my interview with the
band.
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