New Jersey Stage Issue 59 | Page 117

SHARE BUTTON Makin Waves by Bob Makin Record Roundup with Little Vicious, Little Steven, and Mike Daly & the Planets The cover of Little Vicious’ forth- coming LP, “Dark Country,” de- picts a woman with a serpent tat- too handing a skeleton key over to another woman. Perhaps this symbolizes main creative force Marguerite King selling her rock ‘n’ roll soul to the devil. Granted, when she first returned home around 2017 to the Asbury Park area after a few years of success NJ STAGE - ISSUE 59 in the Boulder music scene, Little Vicious was good, initially a two- piece with Marguerite on guitar and a rotating seat of drummers. Now a trio featuring bass to pick up a fat, wicked-sounding bottom, LV have become face-meltingly awesome because Marguerite can devote herself to her music full- time rather than a pesky day job. Yet, the devil lurks in the shadows, INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 117