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try-influenced getup, their style
arid their knack for wailing
make them so much fun to go
Maryland’s first lady of “cow
punk,” Mary Prankster, easily
won over the crowd with her
tight red pants, sequined cowboy
hat, amazing voice, sardonic
lyrics and overall ass-kicking
style. She is an astonishing guitar
player who shoots from the hip;
her forward personality is also
very evident and well represent
ed in her songs.
The madness continued when
the Martini Brothers took the
Faculty & Student Models
stage in silver, space-aged, vinyl
suits that would make Gary
Glitter or Ziggy Stardust weak in
the knees. The hard-driving
Martinis shook the crowd up and
got the girlies on their feet, twist
ing and shaking to the anthems
of mayhem, roller derby
romances, hillbilly polkas, shiny
wheels, partying, and my person
al favorite, hip-gyrating ditty Po’
Richard.
The Dead 50s ripped the
house up with clean playing,
insane style and a very sing
alongable 80s tune “88 Red
Balloons.”
The 50s were helped out by
some of the boys from BTM.
In classic D 5 style, the house
was chaotic. People everywhere
were on their feet, pumping their
fists and singing.
Friday evening was one
extremely rocking time for all.
Everyone I saw had smiles and
were definitely stoked.
Saturday night the main stage
was moved down the hall into
Strawberry Square, dubbed the
world’s largest bathroom. Due to
its tile walls and floor, it’s an
acoustic nightmare. But, hey, the
joint was packed and the
acoustics didn’t stop the Big
Tribba Mista boys from swingin'
out.
BTM had the floor packed
with swing dancers, lindy hop
ping, boomeranging and just
having a good ‘ole time. BTM
had something in store for the
audience. They busted out a new
song and donned a different style
of dress than their usual zootsuits
and wingtips.
BTM was sporting some
fresh-looking, shiny, single
breasted, creeper-sporting, hair
slicked-back, lounge-infused
wear. Once again, they put on a
happening show.
Dr. Vegas did some pretty cool
acrobatics with his flame
decaled standup bass. The big
event of the evening was when
local rockers-gone-big, the
Badlees, took to the stage. They
played to a very attentive audi
ence for about an hour.
The Badlees fulfilled the
crowd’s pleas to play two of their
most popular songs, “Angelina’s
Coming Home” and “Don’t Let
Me Dry” which have been get
ting a lot of air play on local
radio stations.
They closed the evening with
their rendition of The Band’s
“The Weight.” No one left»this
year's Millenium unsatisfied.
What better way could a couple,
who like music, enjoy the week
end before Valentine’s Day any
way?
Photos.
Potteiger
Wilkes