March 18, 2004

The Dirty Burds follow the pattern of similar female rock groups before them (obvious comparisons with The Donnas come to mind), but this doesn't make them any less enjoyable for trying. Jiggy Burd has all the qualitites of a Grade A frontwoman, but I sadly don't see them making it much further than Camden for all their hard work. In the midst of all their scowling and high kicking there must have been some foul play going on, as Fi-Lo Radio can't stop commenting on the slippery stage... The mixed group prove to be my favourite for the evening, working their way through rock spectrum from the swoony, melodic end, right up to the screamy, scary end. I left soon after headliners My Red Cell came on stage - a combination of a better offer of the pub down the road and their unimpressive "we're the new White Stripes" blues-rock routine makes escape a preferable activity.

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