Girls on Grass
Performance: 5:00 PM, King Killer North
Power pop-influenced country rock and surf. Original music.
Barbara Endes, docals, guitars; Dave Mandl, bass; Nancy Polstein, drums, vocals; David Michael Weiss, guitars, vocals
Brooklyn-based Girls on Grass, despite their moniker, is precisely 50% girl— Barbara (writer, singer, guitarist), drummer Nancy Polstein (the Friggs, Cheri Knight, Star City)—and 50% boy: blues/alt-country vet David Weiss on lead guitar (replacing Sean Eden), and WFMU’s own Dave Mandl on bass.
“Whether it’s the giddy highs of a teenage first date (“Friday Night,” in which Endes delightfully declares that she’s “in like” with a girl who “might be in like” with her) or taking a deep dive into our social ills with “Because Capitalism,” Girls on Grass like to keep their songs at a steady clip — I see it as a reminder to take things in stride, good or bad. But we also get to see the band stretch out on near-instrumental tracks like “Two Places at Once” and “Asesino” that remind us that there’s plenty of room in rock music for wordless songs — and Endes and Weiss’s soaring guitars. If there’s an album for 2019, it’s Dirty Power, one that insists on experiencing all the fullness of life.” – Adobe and Teardrops.com http://www.adobeandteardrops.com/2019/04/girls-on-grass-dirty-power.html
“One finds interesting results when doing a quick Google search for “girls on grass”, but this band, led by Barbara Endes on vocals, plays a mixture of bluesy, country-fried rock with limitless self-confidence and tough-chick attitude. “Down at the Bottom” is a rollicking opener that allows Endes to shine, along with David Weiss on guitar. Drummer Nancy Polstein hits fervently throughout the record, but truly makes quite the first impression. “Got to Laugh to Keep From Cryin’” has both a classic country title as well as a battle-tested country delivery through which one can almost hear the truck driving down a dusty road…” – The Jersey Beat.com http://www.jerseybeat.com/quinlan-chronicles.html
“Twin Guitar Psychedelic Blasts of Pure Heaven. I love it when every now and then I come across an album that’s unexpectedly fun, rocking, and even daring. Dirty Power, by the band Girls on Grass, is this season’s winner in that category. Guitar-fueled songs with driving bass and pounding drums aren’t exactly a new thing in the world of “Americana,” but Barbara Endes writes and sings with such self-assurance and bravado that you have to sit up and pay attention.”