Bakersfield novelist enters local whorehouse - By N.L. Belardes

No, this isn’t a Paul Theroux adventure on the old Patagonian Express through Mexican brothels in a raging travel narrative. I’m talking about Bakersfield band Three Chord Whore: the dark angels of post-grunge angst. These ladies are putting together a hockey song called “Zamboni Zombie” that offers to be an angry grunge testament to Zamboni drivers everywhere. Oh yes, those ice-cutting drivers love to stare at the ice while they cut it during the big games.

New lead singer, Darcie Blake talked it up while I made a general nuisance of myself, wore a dumb Niners helmet, snapped a few photos and talked about a pirate birthday cake. Shantell Waldo gave me a tour of the band during yesteryear and showed me a wall of shame that included ex-lead singers for Three Chord Whore. I was most surprised to see Ty Elam’s face in one of the photos…

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