eveningsout Bitch is back, and she's bringing friends

by Anthony Glassman

Cleveland-A valiant knight in a far-off land once said, "The bitch is back."

On April 9, that sentiment will be truer than ever as Bitch, formerly of Bitch and Animal, returns to Cleveland for a show at the Grog Shop, supported by local acts Black River Baby and Early Girl.

Now fronting Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion, she first came into the limelight while opening for Ani DiFranco. The artistic dissolution of Bitch and Animal in 2004 was met with gnashing of teeth, rending of clothes and legions of fans walking around in a daze wearing sack-cloth and ashes.

In other words, people weren't happy.

Of course, they should have had more faith. Animal Prufrock has continued to record, as has Bitch, who still hasn't manifested a last name.

She did, however, sprout a couple new bandmates.

The first incarnation of Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion included the eponymous poet and musician, along with drummer Lee Free and girlfriend Daniela Sea, Max on The L Word. Sea has since been replaced in the band with Gabriel Kubitz on keyboard, bass guitar and some vocals.

The leading artist on her new Short Story Records label, Bitch also worked on producing the latest album from women's music icon Ferron, the first singer to sign to Short Story.

Here in Cleveland, though, Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion have some of the finest local talent lined up to support them.

What can be said about Black River Baby is limitless, and most of it would go

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unheard because of the ringing in your ears after listening to their no-holds-barred punk rock ranting. They were the musical equivalent of all-out war when they were Kill Shawn's Head, but now Salina, Sarah, Davis, Rosanna, Jaime and Sherry have been known to cause small airplanes to fall from the sky on a particularly sharp guitar riff or incisive lyric.

Of course, that might be a tiny touch of hyperbole, but it gets the point across. As for incisive lyrics, take the sharpest Conntinued on page 11

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