Daredevil Jane

The Viper Room

Hollywood, CA

January 13, 2007

By Victoria Joyce
(SugarBuzz Hollywood)

Photography By Victoria

Some months ago we went to Safari Sam’s to review some band and caught the last two songs of San Diego’s Daredevil Jane. Like so many times before, serendipity brought us to an amazing band. Damn! (Serendipity? Look it up.)

We were hooked. We couldn’t wait to see them again. We didn’t have to wait long. Tonight, Daredevil Jane isopening for the much-loved Warner Drive at the Viper Room on the first Saturday night of Double-O-Seven. The line on Larrabee went past the Bel Age.

DDJ has brothers battling on guitars. Micah Anderson plays lead guitar and Matt Anderson plays rhythm guitar. Micah wins. He’s got soaring solos that can match the best. Vicious wah-wah pedal too. Watch this space. Chris O'Brien plays a low-slung bass ala Dee Dee Ramone and Trevor Armstrong plays drums fast and hard.

Long and lanky lead singer, Adrian Gunner can touch the ceiling when he stands on the monitors. And he did that a lot. A leaning tower of sweat and silver jewelry bonding with the fans. He quickly shed the white Sgt Pepper jacket and shirt and went topless. Nice range with his voice, Gunner goes from a sexy screaming growl to a stadium rocker voice that reminded us of Alice Cooper. Nice eye make up too. DDJ has a lot of swagger and style. Looking real good on stage with, like we said, lots of shine and silver sparkle, black jeans and glammed up tees. Pretty boy stuff aside, they are all business. Daredevil Jane combines punk frenzy with a classic bluesy rock and delivers a polished and flashy performance. Got it? The Ramones meets Zeppelin and ties it up with one of Steven Tyler’s scarves.

Real nice writing. Songs are distinctive and fully developed. Like you can tell the difference from one to the next and they leave an impression. No set list, the Devils like to fly free and their set went fast. We can’t remember the last time an opening band got to do an encore. Maybe tonight was history. The audience demanded ‘one more song!” DDJ came back for one more and did “Skinny Girl,” our favorite from their CD. Much buzz for these boys. Last year they were nominated for best rock album, “Method to Madness,” by the San Diego Music awards. How’s this for street cred – it’s produced by Tommy Andrews, and Niko Bolis, best known for his work with Neil Young and Mick Jagger.

Daredevil Jane returns to the Sunset Strip at the end of January to play the Roxy with Warner Drive and Poets & Pornstars on the 27th. Is it too early to make the call “Show of the Year?”

 

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