A brief review of An Evening With Siouxsie at The Majestic in Detroit:
Too often going to see favorite bands from much younger years is a sad experience, but sometimes the artists in question have eerily not lost an ounce of energy or poise, as it was with Bauhaus' 1998 tour, was certainly the case with Sonic Youth's most recent tour and is the case with Ms. Sioux and partner Budgie currently. After the terrible Banshees album The Rapture and some hit and miss Creatures releases over the past ten years, the team is back in form like its 1982. Maybe they're back on a diet of blood and heroin, or maybe just working out like 26 hours a day... no matter. Despite the rather corny name for the tour, it was actually a Creatures show with three or four classic Banshees tracks thrown in for good measure. The addition of Japanese Taiko master Leonard Eto brought the tracks form the widely overlooked Hai! album to life, and Budgie proved himself again as one of the most brilliant and innovative percussionists working in modern music. Most importantly, and this is no overstatement, Siouxsie can still go toe to toe with the likes of Bjork in terms of physical presence and ability to command an audience. Plus she can move better and kick higher than me (in dead sexy costume) and spouted sassy punk attitude with great English charm. See the Creatures website for remaining tour dates. Highly recommended.