Artist: Cocktail Slippers

Title: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Publication: Austin American Statesman - Show Review

Date: March 20, 2009

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Austin American Statesman - Show Review
SXSW review: Cocktail Slippers
By Michael Corcoran | Friday, March 20, 2009, 03:24 PM

An early highlight of Little Steven Van Zandt’s Magical Mystery Mondo Matinee at Antone’s Friday afternoon was a short, yet scorching set from this six-piece all-girl band of harmonizing garage punks from Oslo, Norway. Though the women onstage could almost pass for runway models, they know how to give the sometimes too reverent genre of underground garage a kick in the droopy black jeans. They generated some needed fresh air.

At times they sounded like Blondie or the Shangri-Las, but they play harder than those bands, smiling all the while. Gorgeous and gracious are not qualities that go together, but these Slippers are no divas and they seemed genuinely touched when the crowd picked up on the clap along at the end of “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

With members of the Sonics and Sky Saxon looking down in delight from the VIP section, the gals started off with a therein mood piece, then dove right into the guitar assault, with the rhythm section nailing the bottom down tight. “I Love the Summer” turned the dank club bright and it was hard not to feel the righteous heat.

The Cocktail Slippers play tonight at 11 p.m. at Red Eyed Fly, but if you can’t catch them then, head on over to the Spiderhouse Saturday when the Slippers play at 2:30 p.m.