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| photo by Richard Bouchard, used without permission! |
"It’s almost safe to assume Sophia Cacciola and her famously
mustached companion Michael J. Epstein haven’t started five new bands in five
different genres this week. The key word in that sentence is “almost.” But
whereas the bulk of recent Cacciola/Epstein co-productions strive to make
the listener smile — Darling Pet Munkee’s dork-core and the Michael J. Epstein
Memorial Library’s orchestral indie, for two examples — the cloak-and-dagger
shock waves of Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling demand to be taken seriously.
Almost every DNFMOMD song corresponds to an episode of sci-fi classic The
Prisoner, and Cacciola conjures the paranoia, righteous indignation, and existential
panic of the exiled protagonist with breathless, husky outcries. All this,
while keeping deadly precise time. There aren’t Best Music Poll categories
for “Best Drummer” or “Best Singer/Drummer Hybrid,” which screws Cacciola
out of winning more than one BMP award this year." - Barry Thompson,
The Phoenix
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