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Nov 28, 2006
I Can Lick Any SOB Hangs Up The Gloves
from the Going Out On Top dept.
Punk-accented Americana outfit I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House have called it quits, ending a five-year reign as one of the Pacific Northwest's most ferocious — and most important — live acts. The split appears to be amicable; a Nov. 24 mass email from the band cites frontman Mike Damron's desire to focus on his family and his solo career as a primary reason for the breakup. Damron's solo debut, A Perfect Day For A Funeral, was released earlier this year. SOB's farewell wraps up a year of nearly continous national touring and gigging in their hometown of Portland, Ore. An instant-classic concert album, Live At Dante's — released last summer — remains as the band's recording epitaph. SOB — named after bare-knuckle boxer John L. Sullivan's biography — first gained notoriety with 2002's Creepy Little Noises. With 2003's Put Here To Bleed and the following year's Menace, the group solidified their signature of blending tales of personal torment with searing social commentary and assaults upon the establishment. Their sonic targets have included George W. Bush, Charlton Heston, gay-bashing Reverend Fred Phelps and Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor. While Damron is scheduled for Portland shows in December, the remaining four members - Drummer Flapjack Texas, guitarist "Handsome" Jon Burbank, bassist Mole Harris and harmonica master David Lipkind will continue with solo/side projects of their own, including The Runaway Boys and Spigot.
