Last Thursday I went to the Mac Sabbath concert at the Starlite Room here in Edmonton. The show was originally booked for the smaller room The Temple in the same building but was moved to the main venue the Starlite Room. So I guess you could say tickets sold better then expected.
I got there early as I wanted to see all three bands on the bill, starting with local band Electric Audrey 2. I had never heard of them before and thought they were alright. Their music is a mish mash of country, rockabilly and punk. They were a high energy band reminding me of Gogol Bordello.
Electric Audrey 2.
Next band up was Frank & Deans out of Las Vegas, Nevada. This four piece band plus a burlesque dancer play old Rat Pack music in a punk rock style. Lead singer Jordan Hoss described their music as "we are here to fuck up your Grandma's music". Playing songs such as Cab Calloway's "Minnie The Moocher", Tony Bennett's "Lady Is A Tramp" and Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash", you get the idea. They were a fun and entertaining band, but what really stole the show and kept people interested was Nickole Muse who started the show dressed up in lingerie like a burlesque dancer and through out the show removed her clothing, all the while dancing, shaking her ass and hula hooping out on the dance floor. By the end of Frank & Deans set she was down to pasties. Without her, would people have been as interested, I'm betting not.
Frank & Deans.
Headlining the show was Mac Sabbath from Los Angeles, California, they are a parody band mocking McDonalds playing the music of Black Sabbath but changing the lyrics to make fun of fast food. The band call themselves the founders of Drive Thru Metal. The band consists of Ronald Osbourne on vocals who does a great job of mimicking Ozzy with his between song banter and the way he shuffles himself around the stage, on drums is the Catburglar, Grimalice on bass and on guitar is Slayer MacCheeze. The out fits they wear are outrageously funny as are some of the lyrics they change to the Black Sabbath songs.
The first thing I noticed when I got to the show was their merch booth as I had to have a t-shirt from this band. Manning the booth was a guy dressed up as a McDonalds employee who we later learned during the show was employee of the month, he also doubled as a roadie. Funny shit! Mac Sabbath had the best merch I have seen ever. Everything from glow in the dark t-shirt (ya I got one), scarves, toques, pins, stickers, belt buckles, hoodies, posters, colouring book and I'm sure there was more yet.
Lead singer Ronald Osbourne used all kinds of props while performing including the grill in front him through the whole show, ketchup and mustard squeeze bottles which he squeezed out at the crowd, thank goodness it was only water in them. Ronald could be often seen with a flipper and frying pan in his hand, or chowing down on a bat burger, or tossing beach balls that looked like hamburger buns into the crowd. Then there was the music of course, which were all Black Sabbath tunes with different lyrics, titles such as "More Ribs" done to the tune of (War Pigs), "Sweet Beef" (Sweet Leaf), "Pair-a-buns" (Paranoid), "Organic Funeral" (Electric Funeral), "Frying Pan" (Iron Man) and so on and so on, you get the gist, funny fucking shit. Then Ronald had to go on about how Mac Sabbath are the only true Drive Thru Metal band, ignore such bands as Iggy Popeye's, KFC/DC, Dairy Queensryche the laughs just never stopped. And instead of yelling "Let's get Crazy" like Ozzy always does during his shows, Ronald would yell "Let's Get Lazy". This was just a really fun show, if there was a weakness it was probably Ronald's vocals, but hey it was still a blast. My question is, who the hell are these guys actually. I still think when it comes to shtick bands, no one can beat Dread Zeppelin in my opinion. Still, good times were had. Good times!!!
Mac Sabbath.
Glow in the dark t-shirt.
Stickers.
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