Fronted by sultry vocalist Chloe F. Orwell and powered by irrepressible
drummer Brad Elvis,
the Handcuffs came together several years ago
as a duo, forming from the ashes of the local power-pop band Big Hello
and drawing on a range of glam and cool pop influences from David Bowie
to Blondie to Britpop. The group eventually expanded to become a quartet
with the addition of bassist Emily Togni and
guitarist-keyboardist-multi-instrumentalist Ellis Clark, and at long
last, they're celebrating the follow-up to their debut album "Model for
a Revolution" with the release of their new disc "Electroluv."
Hot off
a number of shows at the College Music Journal Conference in New York
last month and riding the buzz created by the selection of the
effervescent new song "Gotta' Problem with Me?" for Margaret Cho's VH1
series, the band is celebrating with a record release show Friday at the
Abbey Pub, 420 W. Grace. Turn out to hear the group's new songs live, or
sample the band's music on the Web at
www.myspace.com/thehandcuffs or
www.thehandcuffs.com.