Colin & Lindsay's Pre-Wedding Punk Rock Show RECAP

So, you see the video on the previous post and you can see beer was flowing, beer was being sacrificed for the good of the upcoming ceremony and there was some alcohol abuse (who spilled that beer?)! All in all, it was a blast. The Damaged, Sadplant (from CT, playing their 2nd show the day!) and Dead Radio Rebels blasted the PNA in Adams with a fresh breath of beer drenched punk air! The locals at the bar were once again seemingly confused by the invasion of punk ready fans but I don't think they cared too much as they were still able to enjoy Keno and whatever baseball game they were watching at the bar.

Dead Radio Rebels kicked off the festivities and ripped through a solid punk rock set where the band was in top form. The band has gotten a few shows under their belts since they added Eric as lead vocalist and Colin concentrating on guitar/backing vocals. While this change may have concerned some, the line-up clearly has the chemistry needed to make this work and the more I see them, the more it's obvious this is what the band needed to set themselves apart from The Damaged, Colin's other band. As you can see, Eric and Colin appear to be separated at birth, so it was probably destiny anyway.

Connecticut's Sadplant performed earlier in the day in Rhode Island or somewhere far from Adams and immediately after they finished, hopped in their vehicles and headed to the PNA. You'd never know Wappels, Benny and new drummer Gabe had such a hectic day because after loading onto the stage, they killed it. Pure and simple. It was the best set I'd ever seen them do. Their new drummer, Gabe, is amazing. He's so good in fact that Benny had mentioned to me after the show, he and Wappels had rehearsed with him twice in person earlier in the year and that was it. Aside from playing, Gabe can learn songs on the fly basically after hearing them one time! Benny sends him the songs on CD from CT and he figures them out in MA and then they play. Tonight Sadplant played 4 songs live they'd never played before all thanks to Gabe's ability at being a solid drummer through and through.

Following Sadplant and several beers, Al, Mark, Kevin and Colin took to the stage and The Damaged were ready to close out the night. I made it through most of the set before I had to leave but I'll tell you, it was a great way to celebrate the Colin and Lindsay's upcoming wedding. As they've been doing lately, The Damaged peppered their set with some of their new songs and they stand right up there with the classics. Great stuff guys, can't wait to hear the new album.

It was a good time and be on the lookout for a review of the wedding as soon as I go through the literally hundreds of pictures!