02 Sep 2003

Three Bands Get Punk Right

By Kenneth Staples
The Pimps, Chett, and Skintight at Lumpy’s, Friday, August 15 Soundchecking with a hysterical snippet of Skid Row, post-metal fusion quartet Skintight is unabashedly headbanging in its stance and stride.
22 Jul 2003

Bands Stretch Out in Brew & View Sets

By Kenneth Staples
After a staggered and protracted soundcheck – to a nearly full audience, no less – the Marlboro Chorus finally hit the stage in earnest roughly an hour after its scheduled start time. This is no sweat for me because it’s my first visit to the Quad Cities Brew & View and I’m just sort of touring the joint – a great venue for live bands, and for movies as well, I’m sure.

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