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Show Review: Killbilly's & Twistin Tarantulas at the Token Lounge

Killbilly's & Twistin Tarantulas at the Token Lounge "Punk-a-billy rockers throttle local reigning kings of swing" Token Lounge Killbillys/Twistin'Tarantulas Saturday, April 29, 2000 review by mitch phillips Who'd have thought rockabilly virtuosos, "The Twistin'Tarantulas" could be TKO'd on their own turf and in their own genre? But that's exactly what happened at the Token Lounge's Room #2 when warm-up surprise "The Killbillys" sucker-punched the kings of swing and wowed the crowd with their psychobilly siezures. There wasn't a still foot in the outhouse while this band dominated the stage with their unique brand of Ethel-pumpin' cow-punk. True, The Tarantulas tend to be more traditional, rockabilly with a hearty dose of upright bass - something the Killbilly's lack if only for its aesthetic value. But even the untouchable double-bass talent of "Pistol" Pete Midtgard and his infectious plank spankin...