All The Pretty Horses at CBGB's

Humble Yet Unafraid

Review and Photos by Brianna Austin

s she stood upon the stage, her band vamping in the background, Lisa Jackson paid homage to all the great performers that stood on this, the CBGB stage before her. She spoke of legends and pioneers. The crowd reacted with cheers as she momentarily stepped back. The band built to a climax as she lunged forward and said "and I am humble, yet unafraid." The delivery was powerful and effective.

Lisa Jackson

When watching an athlete you can always tell those who want to win versus those that are afraid of loosing. Tonight Lisa Jackson and Girl Friday played to win. They were tight, Lisa's voice was strong, and they engaged the audience with a new show that radiated confidence.

Jayne County

Just when I thought it couldn't have gotten any better, Jayne Country took the stage to do a duet with Lisa. All I can say is it was great, and you have to see the two of them together - which you can do at The Slipper Room (NYC) Wednesday 18, 2002.

The event tonight was called "Homocorps", an event that has been hosted on several occasions at the legendary rock club CBGB's, located at 313 Bowery on the lower east side of NYC. It featured three bands, All The Pretty Horses, The Velvet Mafia and Lisa Jackson & Girl Friday.

The crowd was rockin!

The bands were all different in style. All The Pretty Horses, a dark glam band with the 6' transsexual Venus as their lead singer, SIREN MAGAZINE referred to "one of the most visually-arresting bands you may ever see". Combining a haunting, hard-edged music that touches both on Ziggy Stardust and Black Sabbath simultaneously with a fierce stage act, it's performance art at the highest level.

Dean Johnson of Velvet Mafia

The Velvet Mafia is a high charged rock-punk band. Their lead singer, the 6'6" drag-queen Dean Johnson, is engaging and dramatic, and the crowd loved him. Tower of Song referred to them as "a full frontal assault of in-yer-face homocore party rock".

Lorna and I had a terrific time and we strongly recommend seeing any or all of these bands.