Lydia Lunch w/ Retrovirus 4/30/15 Cafe 9

I assumed Retrovirus was a punky opener for Lydia Lunch, but was in fact her backing band. I am not familiar with Lunch's catalog, but realize she is discussed in the same breath as NYC seminal punk figures like The Ramones and Blondie. A few years ago, Lunch released a fractured blues record that showcased her post, post punk pushing 70 cackle. Tonight's show was all about punk snarl. Lunch's stage banter made concert goers of all ages blush. With longtime affiliate Bob Berg on drums, Retrovirus was filled out with younger bass and the inimitable Weasel Walter on ear sizzling guitar. WW looked like Will Ferrell but played like Nels Cline crossed with Buckethead. He wore gestapo pants tucked into jackboots, with a haircut that can only be described as a weasel draped over his forehead to enhance the spasmodic guitar renderings. Walter spat at the audience and pushed Lunch around in his psychotic frenzy. One might assume that he would have a certain "respect" for an obvious elder, but not so in the punk realm. This show was a curious sight, an aged punker being piloted through the Straits of Atonalville by Captain Weasel Walter.