"Bring it on!" As Horrorpops, (Patricia Day lead vocals/upright bass, Kim Nekroman guitar, Geoff Kresge guitar, and Niedermeier on drums) hit the stage, the House of Blues erupted. The crowd pushed and rushed forward to get in as close as possible to see the band they had been waiting all night to hear. Opening the set with "Freaks In Uniform" and moving into "Hit And Run," the first two tracks on Bring It On, set the tone for the evening. The lively crowd moved in one big sway from side to side. As the music became harder, the traditional mosh pit came alive and inspired a good amount of fans to start crowd surfing. They saved it all for Horrorpops because they weren't moving so much for anyone else that night. They were way more alive than the people at the first Horrorpops show I saw earlier on this tour back in November of '05 at the same venue.

Horrorpops kept everything moving with fan favorites such as "Dotted With Hearts," "Baby Lou Tattoo" and "S.O.B." On "Dotted With Hearts" Nekroman (who fronts his own band The Nekromantics) and Geoff do some doo-wop vocals, which always gets a big cheer from the crowd. We also get to watch NoNo and Kamilla Vanilla, the two go-go dancers, shine; they dance with giant stuffed hearts and throw them into the mob for extra love and cheers.

A big hit with us creepy sorts is the dark love song "Walk Like A Zombie." I dig this song live because Nekroman and Patricia sing together, playing side by side and back to back, which is always a plus. It has cool lyrics about holding hands in the cemetery and naming kids "Morticia" and "Fester." It has everything the late night, "B" horror movie set love to hear about. "S.O.B." is a country/rockabilly tune that's found a place in my heart, not only for its driving drums and steady bass thump, but also for its twisted look at the traditional country "done wrong" song lyrics.

With its references to "wreaking in the pit," "Cool Flat Top" always sends the crowd into a frenzy. This is where the pit usually gets its heaviest. The one song that always sends them whirling is "Julia," the killer opening track from their first album and one of my favorites as well; both times I've seen Horrorpops this number is used as an encore for obvious reasons, as its guitars are masterful and the beat and bass are infectious.