I Can Lick Any SOB
< author: david >
Yes their band name is long and typically this is a lesson learned by most teens. Never have a long band name because people will never remember and you will end up shortening to something that doesn’t make sense. But it looks to seem as if these guys are in it for the long haul and in reference to their name I would say they don’t take much shit so you might as well remember the band name.
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House
Tuesday, May 28th
Ghent Taphouse
10 PM | $5 | 21 and up
I have given these guys a good listen and these three quotes pretty much nail it so I am not going to regurgitate the same stuff
Every great once in a while, something comes along to remind you of what rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to sound like, to push rock’s essence and spirit into you veins and manipulate your heart and mind. I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House is a raucous quintet out of Portland, Oregon, and one of those rare throwback-catalysts.
- Ink 19
“Portland’s SOBs [marry] dark, fire-in-the-belly twang-rock; (consider the Stooges meet the Supersuckers meet Hank Williams) to singer-guitarist-songwriter Mike D.’s insightful, incisive commentary and skilled storytelling.”
- Harp, April/May 2005.
But for all his roughneck bravado, Damron also demonstrates an overwhelming tenderness in songs ranging in subject from child abuse to broken hearts to politics. Think Social Distortion infused with the spirit of the Man in Black, add a good dose of Americana and you’re getting close.
- Flavorpill.net