Candy From Strangers, LIVE! (Live Friday 016)

You know you want it! Candy From Strangers started in 1999, and since then, this girl-fronted band from San Francisco rocks hard and thrills club and festival audiences alike. Currently they have three discs out, all self-released EPs that have refined their sound and has really taught them their craft. Their new disc – Cat Butt Tattoo – is the culmination of that effort. With a heavy pop, glam and punk rock influence, Candy From Strangers creates infectious, edgy tunes, using a sound that can best be described as, “Sleater-Kinney making out with Led Zeppelin in a dark corner of a dive bar.” I guess there’s only one way to find out if they live up to that description…