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ALTON — Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz combine punk blues and burlesque for an irresistible hipster draw.

If you play hard enough, you don't have to play long. That was the lesson from the 72-minute performance by Iggy and the Stooges on Sunday night at the packed Riviera Theatre. The quintet's aural blitzkrieg was brief but violent, briskly paced and brutally loud. The 16-song concert included all eight tunes from 1973's proto-punk classic, "Raw Power."

Refused tell FL about The Shape of Punk to Come and the shape of punk today - "It just seems to be getting stupider".

Spewing forth from the piney woods of ole “Hate City” aka Atlanta, Georgia; Armazilla has been delivering heavy rock music, with ear-splitting, brain-crushing riffs since 2003. Formed by ex ZZ Top roadie, Randall Baird, in the winter of 2002, Armazilla consists of three guys who share a common love of heavy music. “We wanted to make the same kind of music that we collectively were inspired and motivated by growing up ”explains Randall (bass/vocals), “Classic punk, British heavy metal and 70

Spewing forth from the piney woods of ole “Hate City” aka Atlanta, Georgia; Armazilla has been delivering heavy rock music, with ear-splitting, brain-crushing riffs since 2003 Formed by ex ZZ Top roadie, Randall Baird, in the winter of 2002, Armazilla consists of three guys who share a common love of heavy music. “We wanted to make the same kind of music that we collectively were inspired and motivated by growing up ”explains Randall (bass/vocals), “Classic punk, British heavy metal and 70’s “