MUSIC: Chain & The Gang Get Crazy At The Columbus
Friday, August 09, 2013
You gotta love a good night of rock & roll, especially when it's at a legendary place like The Columbus Theatre. This past Wednesday, Chain & The Gang headlined a trifecta of immense talent with Providence alternative rock renaissance band Pixels and revolution rock & rollers Ravi Shavi filling out a bill that was bound to blow up the speakers. Everyone is always looking to get through the middle of the week, and on this night The Columbus was the place to be.
Pixels
Ravi Shavi
Chain & The Gang
Five beautiful women with 2 of them each playing on a separate drum set led by a guy who looked like a cross between Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and the lead character in David Lynch's Eraserhead, Chain & The Gang concluded the night with sexy and dark garage rock that resumed the pandemonium amongst the audience. Victoria Ruiz & Joey DeFrancesco from Downtown Boys introduced the band and then they got right into it with "Cemetery Map". "Livin' Rough", "Why Not?", "Reparations", "Free Will", "Nuff Said", "Trash Talk" and "What Is A Dollar?" had their lead singer acting like a wild man by screaming into the microphone and climbing on the seats. Afterwards they showed a documentary about Chain & The Gang followed up by another documentary about John Berberian, the owner of The Columbus Theatre, downstairs in the main theatre to end the night. I've never seen Chain & The Gang before tonight and now I'm a huge fan, I'm definitely going to get every piece of music they got and I hope they come through Providence again.
Another memorable night at The Columbus. Log on to columbustheatre.com and check out what's going on next at a shining jewel nestled in Providence's west end.
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