The Cunt Rock Revolution!

The Delancey is another one of the newer venues in the Lower East Side to pop up to take the places of venues like the Village Underground and Brownies, pushed out of the East and West Villages by the Yuppie rents. Located right by the Williamsburg Bridge, I walked down the steps to see The Cunt Rock Revolution, led by The Countess. The band was standing on stage, the guitarist a male Mother Superior, the bassist a virgin nun, a backup showgirl singer, and one of the two drummers in drag. Waiting, the music started to play and the crowd began to break up as young slaves carrying a giant cross walked towards the stage. On the cross lay the British singer, naked, bearing her sins for the world to see. As she was lifted on stage, the Countess began to sing, and her voice began to steal the show from the religious circle behind her. After donning a robe, the Countess showed her discontent with songs like, “Razor Blade Smile,” driven by haunting guitar notes, and attacked the media’s interpretation of beauty with the song “Magazines Will Kill You.” The show takes performance art music from the likes of Fischerspooner, and the Countess manages to infuse the show with heartfelt notes of hope, as she sings, “Lift Up Your Skirt and Fly,” and still give it the rock n’ roll and punk edge. Dancing in out and out the crowd, engaging the crowd, (I think I saw Freddy Mercury there) I’d like to see the Countess in a more cozy venue more suitable for her royal audiences, Joe’s Pub perhaps. Check out The Cunt Rock Revolution as she spreads her gospel. Be prepared to be surprised!

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Posted on 2/13/2006 ( Permanent Link )
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