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| Miriam Linna |
Miriam Linna was born in the Canadian city of Sudbury,
Ontario, but began her musical career in New York as the
original drummer for the Cramps in
1976. She then drummed for Nervus Rex,
the Zantees and the A-Bones. She also became an author and
publisher with her Kick Books and a record company head with her independent Norton
Records. All was well until Hurricane Sandy in 2012 hit Norton's Brooklyn
warehouse, destroying the inaugural pressing of Kicks Books’ first title and
hundreds of thousands of records, magazines, photographs, and documents. Linna not only rebounded, but also began recording albums under
her singular first name. Now a front woman instead of positioning her behind a
drum kit, Miriam's second and most recent solo album is 2015's Down Today.
Opening for L.A.M.F.
tonight, Linna assembled a band large enough to cover virtually all available
space on the Bowery Electric's small
stage. With Linna singing in the forefront, the band played jangly vintage-sounding
guitar-based pop. Linna's vocals were sometimes buried by blaring garage-band guitar
chords, but otherwise she sounded like she could have led the Shangri-Las or a similar 1960s vocal
group. Several of the melodies built to rallying Phil Spector-like choruses. What Linna lacked in range or finesse was
compensated by her gutsy and passionate delivery. This was rough and bumpy
indie.
Visit Miriam Linna at www.miriamlinna.com.
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