Civet at the Burton Cummings Theater, Winnipeg July 29 2009. Mike Latschislaw photo
Review and photos – Civet at the Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, July 29 2009
– review by eugene osudar/photos by Mike Latschislaw
i love the toolbox
i love you taking turns
standing on the toolbox
i love(d) being in the front
row, in the very,fore,front
just under and just on
the side
of that toolbox,
when you took your
turns standing there
posing and playing
there
(with our minds)
i’m looking up
waaaaaaay up
into the deep dark
truthful mirror, first
and last
of the lipstick vogue
(Elvis Costello)
you’re all so trashy hot
faster pussycat
kill,kill
kinda hot
high cut skirts
tattoos
tight tops
vixen hottie
make,up
i’m up for that
(always)
up
for
that
Liza, lead vokes
and guitar
in the fishnets
ensnaring all the male fish
in the fanta(seas)
oh my oh my
your heaving Russ Meyer
bosommmmmm
the cleavage
savagely ravaging
my 45 year old soul
talking sewer trash
that’s enough to smash
any delusions
of a rock n roll princess
reaching for the punk
goddess
precipice
Suzi with Civet at the Burton Cummings Theater, Winnipeg July 29 2009. Mike Latschislaw photo.
jacqui on the bass
and vocal harmonies
my male gaze on
your beautiful face
on your legs
bopping
knees bending
thighs flexing
calves tightening
around roxie’s
smashing
throbbing
beats
suzi on the big
guitar, and singing
it back,up,style,
slinging it
wielding it
heaving it
that big bad guitar
through the dense air
the high humidity
it’s so hot inside
hotter now,
you’re taking your
turns
stepping up
to the toolbox
you’re all dripping sweat
from your fret fingers
from your salty,sultry,lips
glistening all over your faces
you’re shining now
under the stage lights
i can see rivers
pouring down
Roxie’s neck and chest
she’s on
hard,fast,rules
drums
Civet makes a wall of sound
they make the youngsters
move closer and closer
inspiring dreams and fantasies
as they screammmmmm
their vocals over the walls
and walls of sheer mountains
of sound
the set,
Alibis
Son of a Bitch
Bad Luck
Take Me Away
You Got It
All I Want
Gin and Tonic
1989
I Drank the Wine
Bleed and Burn
You Don’t Know Me
American Girl (Tom Petty cover)
Hell Hath No Fury
Pay Up
14 songs in 30 minutes
this is what Jacqui emailed
Civet’s Jacqui at the Burton Cummings Theater, Winnipeg July 29 2009. Mike Latschislaw photo
now, about that toolbox
that i love so very,very,much
once so long ago
i saw The Divinyls
play in Vancouver
at the 86
they’d made a splash
at Live Aid
and found themselves
with a sex,trashy
pop hit
I Touch Myself
Chrissy Amphlett
encouraged the touching
of her legs
and that’s what a so,hot
russ meyer
band of punk
goddesses
may well want to consider
set your rules
of engagement
and play it
with
hard,fast,rules
you’re in control
seeing Civet play
their trashy hot
personas
reminds me
of
one of the hardest rocking bands
i ever saw
perform live
L7
the total
hard/rocking/song/package!
so few bands could ever
dare
compare
Roxie with Civet. Mike Latschislaw photo
the Ex-Girlfriends
here in Winnipeg
are one of the sexiest
nastiest bands
i’ve ever seen
so punk sloppy
sometimes they’re the meanest band
on the planet
and then sometimes
they’re awful
and that’s Punk!
like The Replacements
you never know
which Ex-Girlfriends
are going to perform
hot sloppy
or plain shit sloppy
but they’re Always
Sexy
and of course
the hottest band
i ever saw from this city
The Quiffs are sadly
no more
the best live band
this city ever produced
Civet in Winnipeg, Mike Latschislaw photo
all the guy musicians
in this city
were secretly envious of
the intense awesomeness
of
The Quiffs
and the women
in this city
were made to dream
of being in bands
because of The Quiffs
i saw the dreams
of young women
last night
(as i looked around)
with Civet
they were watching you
because you
rock.
come back to Winnipeg
Civet(s)
and play the Royal Albert Arms
with The Strangers
you two bands will knock us out
with your walls of sound and
your intensity.
