KMP Show Review 5/26/2009

Kill Miss Pretty and a different kind of luau
By Stephanie Colaianni | Live Shows, Local music, Music | May 26, 2009

Russell and Alicia of Kill Miss Pretty on Propaganda\'s stage. (Stephanie Colaianni / maggish.com)
This weekend, Boynton Beach’s Kill Miss Pretty took over Propaganda in Lake Worth for a couple of entertaining hours.
The almost always belly-baring Alicia (vocals), Russell (guitar), Martin (bass) and Mr. Frisky (a drum machine) had everything they needed to put on a Hawaiian luau of a show. Between the hula-hoops, the piñata and their stage presence, the music seemed to come so naturally.
Alicia, dressed to impress as a wahine (Hawaiian woman), strutted her stuff with what seemed to be a fruit hat for their always exaggerated and unique themed performances.
She demanded of the crowd: “Take your shirt off, stand on the bar, and eat a banana.”
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With the entertainment so far underway, it was a few songs into their show I realized they didn’t even have a drummer. Instead, the area behind the band consisted of more piñatas and an Apple computer.
Their stage show resembled a No Doubt show back in 1989, while the music is most comparable to Mindless Self Indulgence’s electro-punk style. The set was packed with songs about licking cats (“El Gato”) and proclaiming “you’re not the only one that’s crazy” (“Leave A Message”) as well as the estrogen-packed song “Glows in the Dark.”
This band seems to have the chemistry and will to entertain to keep bringing fans to every local venue they hit. They also keep you wondering: “What will she wear next time?”