Doll Skin – The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix AZ – March 12th 2023

By Brian Curski 1 year ago

Review and photos by Brian Curski

I’m not sure I have been a another show like it. It was part rock show, part therapy session, and part family reunion. Doll Skin announced the end of the band after nine years, and wanted to go out with a all encompassing show that covered their entire history.

After four opening bands, all that were special to the band, they played a set covering both eras of the band. The first was the four original members (Syd Dolezal, Alex Snowden, Nicole Rich and Meghan Herring) playing for nearly an hour, followed by later members joining Dolazal an Herring on stage to play recent songs.
It was intense, emotional, intimate and amazing. Everything a concert should be
Opening Bands – Twin Cities, Bite The Hand, Lilac Cadillac, Rio Reilly
Setlist
Sydney, Alex, Nicole & Meghan
Daughter
Baby’s Breath
Shut Up (You Miss Me)
Outta My Mind
(with Chris on saxophone)
Empty House
Mark My Words
Your Idols Are Dying
Love Is Dead and We Killed Her
Persephone
Waiting Room (Fugazi cover)
Let’s Be Honest
Puncha Nazi
Sydney, Chloe, Torri, Tay & Meghan
Melancholia (with Max Calkins)
Sydney, Molly, Torri, Tay & Meghan
Control Freak
Sydney, Molly, Aria, Tay & Syd
Shake It Out (Florence + the Machine cover)
Sydney, Kenzie, Aria, Torri, Tay & Syd
Eat Shit
Encore – Sydney, Alex, Nicole & Meghan
Weatherman (Dead Sara cover) (first live performance since 2018)
Family of Strangers