Wildcat Rose
On Fire!
(Self-issued)
Owing to a factor beyond the present scribe's influence, this review must open with an ending: Wildcat Rose played its final gig in September of last year. With originals penned by deft guitarist Skky Phoenix (who also evidenced agreeably common-man vocal stylings), Wildcat Rose made merry in both Country and sterner Rock'n'Roll idioms; it was not unusual for rousing material to draw from both wells. (Songsmith Phoenix even immortalized a chucklesome Brady Bunch semi-regular.) Clearly not one to take anybody's hot mess, main singer Marieke Havoc proved herself equally capable of mellifiuous elegance.
When one door closes, though, another opens: In a Facebook message posted after the concluding Wildcat Rose performance, future endeavors by individual members were pledged. Phoenix and Havoc were joined by bassist Kirsten Ballweg and drummer Mike Fitz. (Fitz had replaced Aimee Zoe, who played on On Fire!)
Recommended: "Broken Bones," "I'm Goin' Down," "Sam the Butcher"
Videos: "Sam the Butcher" (live excerpt) "I'm Goin' Down"
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