Hot as Hell

“Trailer park friendships never last.” Well, that’s certainly not the case for the Chicago rock and roll duo Hot as Hell. Before migrating to Chicago five years ago, Chad (aka Mr. Pleasure) and Shane (aka Dr. Burn), established a friendship in one of the dirtiest southern Indiana trailer parks. As they grew older, their mutual admiration for a wide range of bands, from Hall and Oates to Van Halen, inspired them to make their own dirty brand of music, which they aptly call glam-sleaze-rock. “The trio’s straightforward garagey rock is built on unrelenting, chunky guitar riffs, a thudding rhythm section, and wailing vocals.” (The Onion)Early this year, after releasing their second EP, Pocket Script (on their very own label Showertime records), Hot as Hell have recorded a video for the title track, opened up for national touring acts David Vandervelde and Pop Levi, and more importantly started to build a following around their bizarre live shows in the Windy City. Now with the addition of Ms. Tambo Teri on the keys and Kurt Time Krusher on the skins, the future is starting to look bright for Hot as Hell, even though these predatory rock in roll freaks would prefer it to be dirty. What can you expect from two gun brandishing guys that grew up on wheels and call themselves Mr. Pleasure and Dr. Burn?