I'm visiting Colorado Springs this week -- perfect timing for my sister and me to catch a gig last night by The Rat Bastards. Five musicians, all vets of the COS college/underground rock scene, put this one-off together "to resurrect the ghost dance of the Eighties," as guitarist/vocalist Chuck Snow put it. The groove was ragged, but just right. And it was cool to see some of my old college friends there.
SETLIST:
White Light/White Heat
Love and a Molotov Cocktail
Pink Turns to Blue
What's My Name
Damaged Goods
Birth, School, Work, Death
Sex Beat
Homicide
Where Is My Mind?
Town Called Malice
Last Drink
Transmission/Sister Ray
Psychotic Reaction
You're Gonna Miss Me
I Wanna Be Your Dog
ENCORE:
Birth, School, Work, Death (someone in the crowd who'd showed up late missed that song, and begged 'em to play it again)
