Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
SAT 20 DEC 2008
The Voodoo Rooms in association with Renegade present…
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies came together in the gray light of the pre-grunge dawn, when a University of Oregon chemistry major named Steve Perry posed a question to fellow musician friends: what if a punk rock rhythm section shared a practice space with jazz-schooled horn players and an equally trained keyboardist?
The beaker-busting result made a stellar EP, sold out local clubs and soon drew comparisons to contemporaries like Fishbone, Faith No More and Bad Brains. It also irritated the local PC police.
When the moniker hit the streets of “liberal” Eugene, OR, an angry group hired a lawyer who proceeded to hamstring any hope of a case by physically removing the band’s fliers – a practice known as censorship (apparently in violation of an obscure constitutional provision).
Not ones to count their blessings, the Daddies then employed a kinetic sculpture of an ejaculating male member – affectionately called the “Dildorado” – as a stage prop.
Links: www.daddies.com
DETAILS
DATE: Sat 20 Dec 2008
VENUE: The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
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