Make No Miss-take: MISSTALLICA Will Rock

MISSTALLICA - An All Chick Metallica Tribute

Friday, February 18 - 8pm.  $15

Box Office: 410.822.7299

http://www.avalontheatre.com/

www.vimeo.com/misstallica

There's a very intriguing and in demand trend currently happening in the world of touring rock music: Tribute bands. To be even more specific, all-female tribute bands with ever-so-clever twists on the names of the original bands they are emulating. Take Lez Zeppelin, for instance. These four women sell out 500-1500 seat venues all across the nation, accurately and passionately reproducing the Led Zeppelin songbook to hoards of rock and metal fans, most of whom never got to witness the legends in person. The Iron Maidens are another hot commodity at the moment, making the music of Iron Maiden accessible to those who want to see women playing electric guitar in a way they once thought not possible.

The Avalon Theatre has taken note of this demand and answered in the form of Misstallica - "an all chick Metallica tribute" (as worded on the band's myspace page). The female versions of Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, and Burton/Newsted come highly heralded - online videos and reviews prove they are not just a catchy name trying to cash in the chick tribute thing. The Avalon, who incidentally hosted Lez Zeppelin several years ago for a sold-out affair, has received many calls and expects a big turnout for this Friday night's rockfest.

If watching 20-something women shredding old school Metallica covers, note for note, with ear-piercing guitar riffs and screaming lead runs sounds appealing to you even in the slightest, this Friday night's $15 concert seems like a no-brainer. Misstallica is no miss-take; these chicks rock, putting on a show perfect for metal heads, the metal-curious, and anyone who loves loud, raucous rock.

-D.E. Ferraris