Turbo Fruits - Little Woodrow's, SXSW, Austin TX - March 20, 2015

[Nashville, TN] A SXSW violation – I’ve seen this band many times before – but they’re great and I didn’t feel like taking chances. And they were terrible. I kept hoping they were starting off quiet only to shock the crowd with their swamp rock. I kept wondering if I mixed them up with the Jungle Rockers, because I always do. They never picked up and they are the band I liked before. Their first song was classic rock – their second was harmless rockabilly – the rest is a sad haze. Nashville must have got to them – just like it got to Those Darlins. The two members who got got were slicked out in sunglasses and fancy shirts and weird hairdos - the other two had long messy hair and looked bitter. I would too. And the crowd they were playing for was exactly what they deserved – Austin’s professional class. Ironically, an hour later I passed a guy with a t-shirt that said “Motha Fuckin Turbo Fruits” – no longer, my friend.