So, a lot of reviews have been popping up this month, including a live review on Wiretap Music, a new local music website. Jeff Bissell writes of the Passionistas' show at Bottom of the Hill, "I hadn’t planned on seeing the Passionistas but I caught their last three songs. Initially, I was repulsed by their lack of musical talent, but I dug the singer who was ranting like a boyish Mark E. Smith. It wasn’t until the last song, 'Banana,' that it finally clicked for me. The singer picked up the guitar and, wishing humiliation on someone who let him down, I saw a new age Stephen Malkmus. Keep them on the radar." "[R]epulsed by their lack of musical talent" is an interesting description, though what's exciting about this review is how the band actually won him over. I don't think we assume that everyone seeing the Passionistas for the first time will automatically be into it, but if they stay and watch I think the band's charisma, excitement and energy will be undeniable. "Keep them on the radar" - I like that; plus it's hard to feel bad about comparisons to Pavement and the Fall.
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