In an interview earlier this year, The Gories rhythm guitarist and singer Dan Kroha made no bones about the lack of polish on the band’s two-decades-in-the-making reunion. In fact, The Gories had admitted to not even practicing leading up to the reunion shows and upcoming European tour. According to fans who attended the Friday installment of the Detroit garage rockers’ sold out two night engagement at the Empty Bottle, the rough edges really showed; that’s saying something for a band who based their whole vibe on being crude and raw. Saturday night The Gories played loud enough to blow your clothes off, made three chords sound like a party and were still, in garage rock parlance, “rough around the edges.” In other words, they were damn near perfect. more ›

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