Skating Polly at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11 May 2017)
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Opening up the show were local riot grrrls favorites, Tony Peachka and Kitten Forever. Both had brief 30-35 min sets, and as described by fans in the audience, “They’re all businesses, they don’t f*** around.”
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Kelli Mayo
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The history of Skating Polly actually started in 2009, when the two step-siblings, Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse were just 9 and 14, respectively. While we were curious about the duo, having written about them last year, the band made a big change in their DIY band in 2017: they added their brother Kurtis Mayo to the lineup. The trio had a successful tour with legendary Los Angeles band X, before branching on a headlining tour of their own – starting at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
The turnout was terrific for a Thursday, at the height felt as if it was sold out… and this may have something to do with the endorsements that Tony Peachka and Kitten Forever made for Skating Polly.
Starting with a loud ‘Pretective Boy’ and ‘Nothing More Than a Body’, Kelli and Peyton took turn taking lead vocals on songs on their set. Kelli shortly announced their band name and said “shame on you if missed the two opening bands.”
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Kurtis Mayo and Peyton Bighorse
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Although the trio had enough original songs to play a full headliner’s set, they opted to cover Bonnie Dobson’s ‘Morning Dew’ (which appeared on the band’s previous record The Big Fit). Although the late-60s post-apocalyptic folk song may not have fit Skating Polly’s 90s girlrock style (Veruca Salt, The Breeders, L7, and Babes In Toyland), the band made the cover song their own by making it a scream-like duet.
Skating Polly’s New Trick EP is out now via via El Camino. The new Brad Wood-produced EP features Veruca Salt’s co-frontwomen Louise Post and Nina Gordon as co-writers.
Remaining tour dates:
May 17 | St. Vitus | Brooklyn, NY
May 19 | Pouza Fest | Montreal, QC
May 20 | Kung Fu Necktie | Philadelphia, PA
May 21 | DC9 | Washington, DC
May 22 | Rumba Café | Columbus, OH
May 24 | Ready Room | St. Louis, MO
May 25 | Bottleneck | Lawrence, KS
May 26 | Opolis | Norman, OK
June 3 | The Nile | Mesa, AZ
June 4 | The Shop | Prescott, AZ
June 6 | Casbah | San Diego, CA
June 7 | Bootleg Theater | Los Angeles, CA
June 8 | Constellation Room | Santa Ana, CA
June 10 | The Parkside | San Francisco, CA
August 26 | It’s Not Dead Festival
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Skating Polly at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11 May 2017) |