Friday, March 11 saw the return to L.A. of Phoenix, AZ all-girl band the Cosmeticators (pictured above) who haven’t played down here since 2009. This night at the Redwood Bar was a "mostly girl’s night" that featured four bands with prominent female band members. The four young ladies in the Shrapnelles are on tour from Calgary, Canada and they opened the show with a solid set of songs that displayed their catchy garage rock/punk sensibilities. This tour will include a stop at South By Southwest and take them across the U.S. until they return to Canada on April 10. Phoenix, AZ trio the Cosmeticators rocked a fine set of Ramones-y punk rock as well. Still without a proper release, the girls brought along their self-pressed demo EP CD which is worth picking up. With a set that successfully blends surf rock, garage rock and psychedelia, Tucson, AZ band the Mission Creeps sort of remind me of a cross between the Cramps and San Diego’s Deadbolt. Mainstay members James Arrr, on vocals and guitar and Miss Frankie Stein on bass, along with Rikki Styxx on drums possess the stage with spooky imagery and a great hypnotic light show. Transplanting themselves from Greece to Los Angeles, the Barbwire Dolls have captured the fancy of KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. Fronted by singer Queen Isis, the band is something of an 80's throwback to the days when you could catch a Pat Benetar wanna be band at the FM Station in the Valley. They have many local shows lined up so escape is nearly impossible.
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