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SLAMMIE WEDDING BASH ROCKS RESPECTABLE STREET
A festive crowd of more than 200 partied with Slammie Productions and some of the top area bands from the past three decades during this very special event on Saturday, March 20. Slammie founder Jim Hayward and Susan Bartel (The Cichlids, Mad As Birds) tied the knot earlier in March and decided to celebrate with all their friends from the local scene. Alternative rockers The Holy Terrors (est. 1990) made one of their rare reunion shows and treated those who stuck around to a rousing closing set. Guitarist Charlie Pickett, one of the forerunners of the local scene since the 1970s, was backed by his tight touring band for a bluesy set of his signature roots rock. The Freakin Hott, one of the most recognizable bands on the current club scene, brought some variety to the night's mix with their their female-fronted, stripped-down rock 'n' glam sound.
But it was the first two sets by Trailer Shark, making their world premiere at this event, that stole the show. This metal supergroup played their "heavied-up kickass classics" to a full house and impressed everyone in attendance with their energy, technical ferocity and bombastic arrangements.
The band's repertoire ran the gamut from the '60s (Hendrix, Cream, Hendrix), to the '70s (Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, AC/DC) and through the '80s (Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Metallica). Trailer Shark is a "special event" cover band featuring members of Raped Ape, Stillkept, Indorphine, Cyst and Gonemad. Catch them when they return to Respectable Street in June. Also on hand spinning classic retro tunes between sets was DJ Skidmark. Respectable Street (est. 1987) was the first alternative nightclub in the Southeast and has been South Florida's mainstay venue for alternative dance and rock events for the past 22 years.  The Holy Terrors  Charlie Pickett  Trailer Shark
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