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Sunday, June 30: The Mormon Trannys

Le Voyeur

The Mormon Trannys are on a mission to save confused and oppressed souls through the gospel of punk rock. Photo courtesy of Facebook

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I suppose it's fitting that the Mormon Trannys will be gracing Olympia with their presence on a Sunday. I also suppose there's no way for me to really know if they're actually scorned former members of the Church of Latter Day Saints, like they claim, but what is utterly apparent is that these guys are packed almost to the breaking point with the kind of sneering satire and politically incorrect social commentary that marked bands like the Frogs and other punk weirdos. Unlike fellow Portland punks, the more restrained Gaytheist, the in-your-face satire and religious condemnation of the Mormon Trannys is so over-the-top that it slides into goofy humor, even as it scathingly sets its sights on bigotry of all kind. The slashing and burning doesn't end with their messages, though. Each song is approached with the same exuberant explosiveness, musically as well as lyrically.

THE MORMON TRANNYS, 10 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, no cover, 360.943.5710

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