Concert Review: The Dead Girls, the Hot Toddies and LoFi. 6/2/09, at the Replay.
REVIEW BY ABBIE STUTZER
Last night at the Replay, each bands’ show had a unique quality. LoFi had a calm and intimate act; the Hot Toddies had a subtly dirty and reserved set, and the Dead Girls had a powerful, steady performance.
Lonnie Fisher (vocal, guitar), former member of Lonnie Fisher and the Funeral and Sturgeon Mill, and Cody Henry (vocals, bass), started off the evening with their quiet, but strong semi-acoustic set. LoFi sat atop worn red chairs, and played their set with no frills. During their simple but solid performance, Anderson and Henry weaved in and out of songs, such as “Fascination,” while drinking from a PBR can and beer pitcher, respectively.
Towards the end of the set, Fisher thanked the audience and said he knew he was playing among many friends. After “Kill Yourself or I Will,” Fisher introduced the next act, the Hot Toddies.
The Toddies, Heidi Bodeson (bass, vocals), Erin Skidmore (guitar, vocals), Sylvia Hurtado (drums) and Jessica Wright (vocals, keyboard, guitar, and tambourine) quaintly walked on stage. The Oakland, Calif. natives were timid during their first few songs, but warmed up to the audience once spectators began to dance.
The Toddies’ pop, doo-wop sound rang through the Replay’s tiny interior. Their songs were about fun and simple things, such as cars, boys, traveling, and surfing.
