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Bands: Local H (Sex Pistols), Figdish (Queen), Marvelkind
(Bily Idol), Hustler (The Stooges), Premium (Ratt), Woolworthy
(Aerosmith), and Monster Trux (Twisted Sister)
In a calendar year, there are only a few days where the
Double Door allows bands to play a full set of cover songs.
Face it: if you came to this establishment on any other night
looking for a tribute band, you’re at the wrong place
(and the wrong neighborhood for that matter). The only
time you will see bands do complete cover sets is right around
Halloween, when bands not only play cover songs, they replicate
the sights, the sounds, and the smells of the bands to which
they are paying homage; groupies, hair extensions, and all.
Tonight’s lineup included sets from 7 different Chicago
acts. The most notable sets of the evening came from
Woolworthy, and Local H.
Woolworthy pulled all the stops in their tribute to Aerosmith.
Singer Rudy Gonzalez was solid in the role of Steven Tyler.
Complete with scarves on the mic stand, spandex, and a Toxic
Twins T Shirt, Rudy…err Steven and the rest of the band
belted through the timeless songs we all grew up playing on.
The band lead off with a nearly note perfect rendition of
Sweet Emotion and from there, it kept getting better. 2 girls
came onstage (yeah, we wish) and danced away like the sluts
that they are while the band tore through Love in an Elevator.
Fortunately, Woolworthy decided to omit the crap Aerosmith
has tried to pass off as music for the last 7 years.
They stuck with the classics like “Dream On” and
“Walk This Way” and everybody was happy.
Then there was Local H.
Local H has been doing this Halloween show for the last few
years. With every year, Scott Lucas et al never fail
to keep us entertained. Since Local H is usually a power
duo (Lucas and Brian St. Clair on drums), H’s guitar
tech and a bass player were called upon to be the band behind
Lucas, doing his best Johnny Rotten.
This year was definitely no exception for this evening, Local
H paid tribute to the Sex Pistols. Even before the band
came onstage, the High-Fiving MF’s next to me started
pushing people around and picking fights to the extent that
a small girl was knocked unconscious and had to be carried
away by a braver soul than I. When the band finally
took the stage, it simply got worse.
Local H tore through 7 timeless Sex Pistols classics including
Sinatra’s “My Way,” “God Save the Queen,”
“EMI,” The Monkees “Steeping Stone,”and
the Pistols’ most famous anthem, “Anarchy in the
UK.” The band was tops and the energy was
through the roof, but the crowd right in front of the stage
was out of control. Don’t get me wrong: A Sex Pistols
concert without a mosh pit is like a hamburger without meat;
there’s just no point. Security at the Double Door
is virtually non existent. Only one time before have
I been to a show where I feared for my life. Tonight’s
offering goes down as the craziest show I have ever been to.
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