On Saturday, September 4, 2010, KAMIKAZE QUEENS was announced as a band at Wild at Heart that has not only been attracting more and more fans since its inception but also brings its own version of raunchy punk rock cabaret to the stage again and again, and always better.
Before that, just around the witching hour when KAMIKAZE QUEENS started, we were able to admire the SURFAHOLICS from Bregenz and, of course, enjoy the good atmosphere at Wild at Heart.
But let's take it step by step.
After a delicious and affordable dinner at Tiki Heart, which is located right next to Wild at Heart, we entered the club around 10:00 PM. Not much was happening yet, so we sat outside for a bit in the cool late summer night and took our time to ease into the evening. The food had to be digested first.
When it got too chilly for us, we went back inside. By then, some people had arrived at Wild at Heart and were waiting for what was to come.
Just before 11:00 PM, something actually happened. The first band member of the SURFAHOLICS stepped onto the stage after squeezing through the approximately 150 attendees. The club was quite full, and it promised to be a nice evening.
The SURFAHOLICS, contrary to their band name, are not a surf band but play '77 punk with a hefty noise twist. It was loud in front of the stage, very loud. This attracted more and more figures to the front, making the space in front of the stage increasingly cramped. The band from Austria really gave it their all. The audience responded with plenty of applause. The SURFAHOLICS played for a good half hour. As the band later told me, they traveled all the way from Bregenz at Lake Constance to Berlin just for this gig. 1300 kilometers round trip. Respect, gentlemen.
Now there was a short break before KAMIKAZE QUEENS took the
stage. The two singers, Trinity and Mad Cate, looked fantastic again, but the gentlemen of creation had also dressed up nicely.
It got really crowded in front of the stage now. The audience consisted of a few rockabillys, punks, but also many more ordinary people. It was a mix that is rarely seen at bands. This might be due to the band's music, which hardly fits into a box, and perhaps also because several band members play in other bands (Mad Kate with Bonaparte, Trinity & Luscious Lloyd with Cry Babies, Tex Morton… who should be known to everyone).
The band kicked off shortly after stepping onto the stage. Their live sound might have even improved from what it was before. But it could also be due to the mixer that evening, who did a very good job.
Mad Kate and Trinity immediately got into it, both with their singing and their erotic and very provocative dancing. The band's lyrics are not exactly about flower meadows but about the dirty life between sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and dreams that most people consider unspeakable and would rather keep to themselves. KAMIKAZE QUEENS voice them all out loud. The show was bursting with dirty rock 'n' roll that was absolutely worth hearing and seeing. The sign at the entrance stating that admission was only allowed from 18 years old was fitting and certainly not an understatement.
The band fits perfectly into Wild at Heart. The band visibly felt at home, and the enthusiastic audience contributed to that. It was a captivating, hot, and very, very good show by the band.
Well past midnight, the band ended the evening after encores. Many of those present were still eager and danced to the DJ's music until dawn.