The Breakroom was the place to be last Friday, let me tell ya!  Japan's finest garage/trash rock band, Guitar Wolf, played a blistering set for a most appreciative crowd.  By the end of the evening, there wasn't a non sweaty body to be found within a two block radius, I swear!

The evening started out with sets by the bands The Tokyo Drifters and The Makers.  The Makers seem to be the band of the moment in Seattle, receiving quite a bit of hype and numerous gigs.  Although their songs made we want to shake my boo-tay, on a whole they kind of left me flat.  Besides their pretentious image, there's nothing very distinctive about them.  The crowd really enjoyed them, but hey, they're no Guitar Wolf, that's for sure!

 

 

The first time I saw these guys, they opened up for the Cramps at the Showbox.  I was blown away by their trashy straight ahead rock & roll style, and their leather trousers.  They were very very... tight!  You could see outlines, everything!  But enough about the trousers, these guys can really rock!
 

Why is it that a Japanese band like Guitar Wolf can take American rock and roll, chew it up and spit it out better than most bands here can?  Everything about these guys is just so cool, the way they look, the way they play, damn!  And they always give 200% at their shows, at least they have both times I've seen them!