Stripping in the Funhouse

After spending the afternoon and early evening with my folks this past Father's Day I managed to excuse myself and slip down to The Space for a rare Sunday evening show. Well, maybe they're not that rare, but I don't usually make it down on Sundays. I made an exception because I'd been hoping for a chance to see The Funhouse Strippers again and get some video for the site.

The Strippers play a kind of raw, throwback punk music, fast songs with sharp hooks. They also usually feature a couple of female dancer/backup singers, though Sunday it was just the one (and I've seen them without at times). So far they've released an EP, a full length CD and one of their songs is featured on the "Stereo Salem" compilation that just came out (more on that soon).

Here's a music video they produced last year:


And here's a video from the show Sunday:



Recently the Strippers have also had one of their songs acquired by Nike for use in an internet video on Kobe Bryant's website featuring some of the Jack Ass guys and a monster dunk. It's pretty cool and it's awesome to see some local musicians garnering that kind of interest.

The Strippers are playing again tonight with The Falcon at Copperjohns downtown. That's a pretty sweet bill so get down there if you can.