Kevin Bronson on August 26th, 2011

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Cinderella Motel’s thrashy old-school squalor owes a huge debt to black-dressed songstresses of the past – fans of Siouxsie Sioux and Joan Jett, take note – with frontwoman Tammy Tomahawk juggling guitar and accordion and howling at ghosts wearing studded belts and leather collars. Or maybe they’re not ghosts at all. The quartet, working on a full-length scheduled for a fall release, features thundering rhythms from bassist Dustin Robles and drummer Raul Guerrero, and appropriately shreddy licks from lead guitarist Janice Reid. L.A. once thrived on a steady diet on a steady diet of post-punk like Cinderella Motel’s; now we have only occasional side dishes to make you scream like a banshee.

||| Download: “Clearance Valentine”

||| Live: Cinderella Motel, originally scheduled to play Sunset Junction, plays the Satellite tonight with the Californian and Chasing Kings.