And when they finish making the crowd at the Pour House sweat their asses off in the 'House's hotbox, they'll rest up and open for former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir's Ratdog the following night at The Ritz. By now you should all know that Boss Hog features the lovely, sexy Cristina Martinez. Now if her band, Boss Hog, continues down the same insipid white boy faux funkinsoul as her hubby's band - her body'll be all we want to remember her by. Which isn't bad thing. I like music.
Music is good for the soul.
And Gloria Record and the White Octave know this as well. White Octave, on the other hand, play cathartic, unhinged rock with lots o' guitar and hair-raising vocals. Well now, I could have just described Judas Priest. White Octave doesn't sound like Judas Priest, but god bless 'em for giving me that same spine-tingling feeling. Contributing to this week's Menu was Greg Barbera .