If you’re in need of some woozy, booze-soaked catharsis, then “Tiki Cup” is your new jam. This sounds like Crazy Horse feeling their way through a half-remembered Bo Diddley song after some serious day-drinking. The Cupholders are a sort of Ball of Wax super group, revolving around songwriters Bart Cameron of the Foghorns, Casey Ruff (without his Mayors), and Sam Russell (without most of his Harborrats) with help from ace local musicians Ken Nottingham, Dave Forrester, Paul Beaudry, Shadrack Scott, Kubby Casual, Colin J. Nelson, and who knows who else (we all might actually be in the Cupholders, which is totally ok with me). Bart’s voice warbles and proclaims atop clamoring electric guitars and a chugging boogie backline. There’s a bridge in there somewhere and the band somehow got there and back together. Drink your Olympia from the can, listen to “Tiki Cup” at a pretty loud volume and do your best to stay out of trouble.
The Cupholders, in all their shambling glory, will close out the Ball of Wax 54 show next Friday the 23rd at Conor Byrne. Don’t miss it!