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Originally published in The Noise. Jan 2008.
VARSITY DRAG
T.T. The Bears, Cambridge, MA
1/10/08
It's just shy of midnight and the
good-sized crowd at T.T.'s waits in anticipation of Varsity Drag. The band, led by ex-Lemonheads co-founder Ben Deily,
features his wife Lisa on bass and his brother Jonno on skins. Sporting a straight-from-the-office look with Ben in a dress
shirt/sweater vest combo and Lisa in her trademark skirt and Deeto cap, the band rips into an absolute power frenzy of tunes
from their latest CD, For Crying Out Loud by churning out such tracks as "Summertime" and "Miles of Ocean"
with the intensity of a band performing in front of a crowd of thirty-thousand. The Lemonheads classic "7 Powers"
please the nostalgic attendees in hopes for a piece of the past. Before Ben introduces "Billy Ruane" as an ode to
his friend, whom he met on this very stage twenty-years earlier, he noticesf the unsupervised merchandise table in the back
and announces that the honor system is in effect. This is met with a few giggles in the crowd. Despite the continuous monitor
issues, spirits are held high right until the final song. It's refreshing to watch Ben carry on with his musical legacy
rather than resting on his Lemonheads catalog from the Taang Records days. (Rob Watts)
Rob Watts can be found here
Varsity Drag can be found here
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