With a near decade of political and social repression under George W., it seems odd to me that more people aren’t more angry, more restless, more fed up with being overlooked, sacrificed, and terrorized into quiet compliance. It’s seems many people have been simply lost in just struggling to stay afloat. We’ve seen the results in a dumbing down of all categories of life, including the arts. No one seems to go full throttle anymore. Where’s the big cojones in Fashion, Sex, Politics or Entertainment? I mean remember when The Dixie Chicks were so “controversial” for speaking out against the Iraq invasion? These are the best rebels we’ve got? What a sad, sad state of affairs.

And then there’s BitchFire.

BitchFire takes Hard Rock very seriously. In a fun way. And BitchFire is bringing Big Balls to the South Florida rock scene.

Think screaming guitar, think huge, bold and powerful female vocals, think blood-pumping revenge lyrics, think of the kind rock that makes you glad to be alive, the kind of rock you want to blare and sing along with and do air guitar to, the kind of rock that makes being a rock star worthwhile! BitchFire is all that and then some! And boy, it’s just what we needed!

Fronted by Boston rock goddess Sharyn Peach, with insanely cool guitar licks by Donny Sutton-Brown, the intense Eddie D. kicking ass on drums, and Robbie Plast on bass, BitchFire is a power band of equally bold talents, each with a long time veteran status in rocking out. BitchFire’s motto may well be “More is More” as they pile on their sound, their attitude, their style, unrelentingly and without any reserve or remorse. For South Florida music fans, it’s a refreshing break from the take-yourself-so-seriously, wishing-for-a-better-day whines of many acts.

BitchFire is the best of classic hard rock, and blasts audiences with total, unapologetic fun. Their music and live shows serve as a reminder of what it is to be outrageous instead of in-rageous, to be free and expressive instead of politically correct, to be wanton and hot instead of repressed and retarded! Their willingness to put it all on the line taunts audiences to rise to the challenge.

So even in the midst of economic depression, BitchFire rocks boldly when others can’t. Or is it won’t? Maybe we should all ask ourselves which is it that seemingly holds us back from being our own balls-to-the-wall selves. After all, BitchFire does it, so why can’t we?

For more information on BitchFire, their upcoming shows, and their upcoming release, visit http://myspace.com/bitchfire .

Dr. Drew Albright is the Managing Editor for Beyond Elite Magazine, an Intellectual Overseer who is the Manager of Operations for The World of Jimmy Star empire, Dean of Academic Studies at the Institute for Reality Studies, President of the International Realist Thinking and Arts Renaissance, and a Realist. For more information about Dr. Drew Albright, visit www.drewalbright.com or email her at da@drewalbright.com.