CMJ: SCREAMING FEMALES

Screaming Females brought all the power and high-intensity that their live show has become famous for to Mercury Lounge last Thursday night. Making the most of the combination of their big sound and small venue, frontwoman Marissa Patemoster roared and shrieked through most of the songs off their new album Power Move.

Highlights included singles "Bell" and "I Believe In Evil" as well as the new, as-of-yet-unrecorded song "Sheep." Playing for just over half-an-hour, the set was reminiscent of early Sleater-Kinney in its balls-to-the-wall, ear-splitting, tinnitus-inducing fury. There was nary a power move that they didn't use up on that stage.-john liang






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Pictures: Screaming Females At Mercury Lounge
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