Article: THE HIVES, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, THE REIGNING SOUND

Scandinavians' one-liners justify their obsession with past

THE HIVES, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, THE REIGNING SOUND

Irving Plaza

July 21

WAKE IDIOT WAKE

We regret to inform you that garage rock is dead. The funeral was held July 21 at Irving Plaza; few friends and family members attended, though the spectacle attracted many young, fashionably dressed mourners. To start the proceedings, fuzz-happy Nuggets worshippers the Reigning Sound demonstrated what killed the 40-year-old genre: crippling traditionalism and indistinguishable songs. (Singer-guitarist Creg Cartwright: "Are you bored?" Audience: uncomfortable silence.) Sahara Hotnights' bubble-punk Pat Benatar nostalgia, though coolly executed, was ...

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