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“She’s got a big mouth, pretty and rude, just like her
songs.” “Referencing everyone from Iggy Pop to Blondie to the
Kinks, Kleveland stunned onlookers with walls of
sounds and pounds of rockstar panache. “Proceedings begin with P-town’s own Kleveland, a trio
of kick-ass local heroes lead by guitarist/singer
Stephanie Smith, the sort of girl Iggy Pop wishes he
was—spastic, unpredictable, completely given over to
the noise.” "Her mike strung with white lights, and with a stage
fan to provide a constant, classic '70s hair blowing
effect, Stephanie Smith led Kleveland into a crashing
surge of Blondie-esque mini anthems. Smith's
sandpaper-on-velvet vocal surges have never come
across better or stronger, particularly on the fiery
and fun new cut "Johnny Is a Klepto." Strumming in a
black tank top, she's a ringer for Joan Jett, but
Smith has a sound of her own, making her both
archetype and idol on a night pumped full of necessary
noise." “Kleveland’s kickass Everybody Wants to EP sounds like
the Donna’s- if the Donnas were twice as catchy…. A
must-see show for fans of rowdy punk and power pop.” “Kleveland succeeds where so many have fallen short,
crafting infectious guitar pop barbed with punk
energy” “This hard-rocking, hard-knocking abrasive power trio
blasts out the noise with plenty of melody and sweet
hooks” |