#2 PERFORMER OF THE 90's

THE NOISE Magazine
Boston, MA
December 1999

AUDIODODAHDAY by Butch and Brenda

Top-Twenty Outstanding Performers of the '90s:

2 . THE VOID/FODDER MINTS/ROOTLOCK/MASCARA : The Void was this psychedelic hippie-manque combo circa 1989-91 with about five really good songs: "Land of the Free," "Soul Exterminator," "Social Suicide," "Inside the Eggshell," and their masterpiece, "Roadside." Fodder Mints was the short-lived transitional band, and Rootlock would be worth remembering even if 1996's chilling "No Afterlife" was the only classic song they ever produced. But this was far from the case. After "Chromosome,' "Cellar Door," "Electricity," and "Carnival," the heart-wrenching "Frigerator Door," and many many more outstanding tunes were yet to follow. Whether as a solo act or as part of a group, the brilliantly talented Chris Mascara exemplifies the active-positive quadrant of local avant-pop.

Opening the night for the Boston Rock Opera's Abbey Road performance for the Mikey Dee Benefit on May 3, 2001, Chris performs solo to a sold out house at Lilli's in Somerville.

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