Finger Lickin’ Good

Juliette and the Licks liven up Sunday evening

Simon McCormack [ Mon Oct 22 2007 3:17 PM ]

Juliette Lewis wants YOU at the next ‘Licks show

It seems whenever a band touts its live show as being a sight to behold, it means one of two things: Either the band's live show really is impressive or its CD isn't good enough to get people to the band's shows on its own merit.

In the case of Juliette and the Licks, who played the Launchpad last night, the former is true. Their latest release, Four on the Floor is a grungy, passionate, punchy slice of rock-pop that provides reason enough to see the band. But their live show is what completely sold me on the act, fronted by actress Juliette Lewis and highlighted by H20 guitarist Todd Morse.

Lewis was in fine form, head-banging, sticking her face into the crowd to request vocal backup and posing dramatically whenever possible. But the most important part of the live show is what Lewis has been telling the media all along: Her band has serious chops and they all have a blast on stage.

From the first screaching guitar solo to the night ending curtain call when all of the half-naked band members stood with arms around each other, sweaty and looking like true rock stars, the chemistry between the band members and the crowd was palpable.

Let's hope the Licks make Albuquerque a regular tour stop, which wouldn't be hard to imagine given the packed house on a Sunday night.

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- JohnProctor
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A little ditty [ Mon Oct 22 2007 3:23 PM ]

sing to the tune of "I've been working on the railroad"
I've been working on the blog all the live long day.
I've been working on the blog just to pass the time away.
Can't you see the bullshit flying, Lordy hold your nose!
Can't you hear my fingers typing, typing rows and rows.
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Wow, I saw her Saturday night! [ Mon Oct 22 2007 5:32 PM ]

HBO was showing Natural Born Killers. I started watching but couldn't remember what happens during the movie besides a bunch of hicks getting killed. After a few minutes I turned to a Roseanne rerun.
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I didn't [ Mon Oct 22 2007 5:33 PM ]

take the photo but I did find it on the band's MySpace page. More photos of J.L. and more info on the group can be found at: [link]
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it's people like you, krillin [ Tue Oct 23 2007 8:58 AM ]

that are destroying our world.
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WHAT WORLD IS THAT???? [ Tue Oct 23 2007 11:21 AM ]

The world where a washed-up actress reinvents herself as a rock star, or the world where you would rather watch Natural Born Killers instead of Roseanne?