From pitch.com Originally Published By The Pitch Thursday, August 5, 2004 ©2005 New Times, Inc. Pitch Best Live Show Nomination 2004 Vibralux knows how to put on a show. Sporting women's clothing and enough face paint to stock an Avon conventi [+]From pitch.com Originally Published By The Pitch Thursday, August 5, 2004 ©2005 New Times, Inc. Pitch Best Live Show Nomination 2004 Vibralux knows how to put on a show. Sporting women's clothing and enough face paint to stock an Avon convention, the stylish Lawrence quartet often spends hours preparing to take the stage. (Bikini waxes are time-consuming, after all.) But when it wasn't terrifying the Fred Phelps set, the Lawrence quartet took time to issue Trans Mission, a full-length effort with such over-the-top glanthems as "Fashionista" and "Space Fags."
Vibralux From pitch.com Originally published by The Pitch Oct 09, 2003 ©2005 New Times, Inc. Voted Pitch Weekly Best Drag Show Four sullen dudes wearing jeans and T-shirts and playing rock music can be a real drag. Vibralux knows this. That's why the Lawrence quartet concocted a splashy and trashy live show that breathed fire onto the local scene. With its pancake makeup, platform boots, feather boas, black-mesh stockings and flame-throwing antics, the gender-bending 'Luxers are not your father's drag band. Vibralux's horror-picture rock show -- a cock-ring circus that's equal parts carnival, concert and transvestite ball -- continues to evolve, with new elements brought in regularly. The self-described "eroto-rockers" are smart enough to mix things up musically, juxtaposing classic cuts from the New York Dolls, David Bowie and T-Rex with its own raucous material. Anything But Joey sings about girl roommates, but only Vibralux could pull off a tune like "Transvestite Boyfriend" without batting an eyelash.
INTERVIEWS From pitch.com Originally Published By The Pitch Thursday, March 25, 2004 ©2005 New Times, Inc. All rights reserved.
Ladies' Men Lawrence's Vibralux uses a little glitter and a lot of rock to become queens of the new age. By Robert Bishop Cyndi Lauper was right, by god. Girls really do just wanna have fun. But what about the guys?
"We're sick and tired of people telling us not to have any fun," Mercury 2 declares from his perch onstage at the Bottleneck. "I want rock and roll! Now shout, 'Bitch!'"
The crowd obliges. Mercury very much appears to be having fun. He is seething wicked attitude beneath his pink wig. And since
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