The Murder City Devils
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009
Great American Music Hall
Better than: The Murder City Devils shows around the turn of the '00s -- where certain members were so smashed the sets didn't finish as much as they fantastically imploded.
There's one thing you're pretty much guaranteed to hear every Valentine's Day: couples fighting. While I was lucky enough not to be involved in a spat personally, I definitely bore witness to them all over the city Saturday night -- young lovers in the liquor store arguing under their breaths in the early evening, raising their voices on the street close to midnight, and cutting loose into those loud, vengeful shouting matches way past last call.
But if you really wanted to hear the sound of hearts getting ripped from chests at top volume, it was all about Sunday night's
Murder City Devils shows at the Great American Music Hall.
That band plays nothing if not gothic punk rock 'n' roll anthems for the young and the reckless, for self-destructive lovers/fighters. And whether or not you've ever loved to hate, or hated to love, their live sets offer an excellent communal catharsis.
