The Dishes, who tool shape in 1994 when Kiki Yablon started playing with lead guitarist/ vocalist/bartender Sarah Staskauskas, bring to mind Los Angeles punk-era band the Avengers. All-female straightahead rock. Says the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot, "Memo to those meticulous about intonation: Every note squirms like a newly tethered stray. In the tradition of slap-upside-the-noggin DIY punk, circa '77, the Dishes rely on concise, catchy tunes and clever ideas to overcome any deficiencies in that overrated area known as &technique."
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: "For the Dishes, punk is the perfect excuse to go on a shopping spree of musical styles without ever having to say you're sorry."
The Village Voice says, "The crashing of waves--No and New, that is--characterizes the sound of this loudfastrules Chicago combo, which seldom lets its songs outlast the two-minute warning. But unlike most souls who believe brevity is the soul of wit, the Dishes will make you wish they'd take a little longer to get to the punchline--which they always deliver with aplomb."
They've got a self-titled debut CD (2000), as well as a track "Bad" on the compilation Chic-a-Go-Go. Their second album, 1-2, should be out in April 2002 on No. 89 Records, and they're contributing to a yet-unnamed KRS compilation due out in May.
For more information, visit their website: http://www.thedishes.com
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