June 2006

Rock out!
by Gregg Shapiro

Appeared in:

Bay Area Reporter
San Francisco, CA

Outlook Weekly Online

Chicago Free Press
Chicago, IL

Baltimore OUTloud
Baltimore, MD

That's transgender drummer Rikki Bates you hear keeping time on the six songs of Mascara's new EP Spell (Mr. Fibuli). It's at turns heavy ("Great Divide," "Percy's Revenge") and heavenly ("Frostbite," "Time Is a Lie"). If you're concerned about your mascara running, don't play this disc at full volume.