Best B-Movie Band

The Erotics

The Erotics continued to burn the glam-punk, Bowery-sleaze torch with conviction this year. Leader Mike Trash is one of the region's most unabashed rock stars—equal parts Nikki Sixx, Johnny Thunders, tattoo ink and eyeliner. And there's no other band like the Erotics in the Capital Region: they've constructed their own neon-glitter world around chunky glam-metal riffs, Trash's Crüe-like shriek, and such otherworldly thematic fare as "Gas Chamber Barbie Doll," "Space Age Mafia," "Teenage Drag Queen" and "Fast Cars & Porno Stars." If you need any more convincing, check out the group's music ("Banged Up") in an actual upcoming B-movie called The Situationist. But let's not forget that beyond all the otherworldly trash and glitz lies a great band. They earned our Best Rock Band honors just last year.