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CONCERT REVIEW: Peaches
The Music Box at the Fonda
Hollywood, CA
June 6, 2009



Last night Peaches, the queen of electro raunch herself, played the first of her two shows at the Henry Fonda Theater, and, stunningly, the performance was kinda boring.

First off, she didn't take the stage until 11:15. Now come on woman, this is L.A.! People have places to go after your show - we're not giving you our entire night! She came out wearing a pink garbage bag and a wrestling mask.



I'm not usually one to criticize artists for their song selection - if a band is tired of playing one particular song live, that's their prerogative. But Peaches is different because - controversial statement coming - she's a novelty act. Yes, she's been around for 10 years, and I'm sure her hardcore fans may beg to differ, but the fact is that people listen to Peaches for two reasons - to dance, and to see what outrageous things she's going to say. If she's not being outrageous, she's just Lady Gaga-lite.

This show focused heavily on her new album, I Feel Cream, which, quite frankly, isn't very good. Her previous effort, Impeach My Bush, was much raunchier and funnier, with songs like "Two Guys (For Every Girl)" and "Tent in Your Pants" - both of which she opted not to play last night. The only songs that felt a little dirty were "Shake Yer Dix" and "Fuck the Pain Away" - and those didn't come until the very end of the concert.

By far the most exciting moment of the show was when Peaches strapped on an electric guitar for the hard-rocking "Boys Wanna Be Her." But its brilliance only served as a reminder that there's nothing on her new record with anywhere near that kind of appeal, and her performance suffered as a result.