The Knux from Los Angeles (by way of New Orleans) and their tour-mate Jordy Towers added a Pittsfield stop on their current tour towards the end of September and what a great idea this turned out to be! The Knux had never heard of Pittsfield and I'd never heard of The Knux but when I found out they had just recently appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, I booked them in a heartbeat! This was by far the biggest show that had rolled into Chameleon's in club's short history and what a way to put it on the map. Local rockers The Dance Cancer were added to bill after approval of The Knux management company and I snuck local hip-hop artist Dreimz onto the bill just because I could.
The show was promoted everywhere and even the Berkshire Eagle ran a great interview with The Knux, who's show was on the same night as a jam-band show (ho-hum) that was directly sponsored by the paper.
Like The Knux, Dreimz has a punk rock background and it shows in his rhymes. His set was a throwback to the way it used to be done and he rapped over his self-composed tracks. He was a lot of fun to watch and put on another great show as expected.
The Dance Cancer have been getting better and better since each and every performance and this was no exception. Noah, Ethan and Tom were joined for the first time by drummer Tom Brown and they sounded like they'd been playing together for years. Great polished set!
After a set-change, Jordy Towers' band took to the stage and got the room read for one fun set from this dynamic performer. Jordy was formerly known as Optimus and his backing band for the tour was the remains of the band Revis. The combination of these four musicians was a perfect match. Jordy's songs jumped off the walls of Chameleon's and blow away anything you'll find online. People sang along and new much of his set, it was awesome.
The musicians playing with The Knux immediately started to change over the stage to accommodate the headliners. Everything was set in just a few minutes and the band flew into the intro that opens their new album "Eraser" right on cue. Joey and Krispy Lindsey tore the roof off of the club as their set included almost every crowd favorite in their repertoire. The sound was spot-on and the new lights installed specifically for this show added so much to their performance that they kept on playing and playing.
When their set was finally done, their DJ kept spinning vinyl, the soundguy got behind the drum kit and their guitarist kept playing beats as the crowd kept dancing well past 1am. This was a great time for sure and if you weren't there, don't miss them the time they're in town as they'll be back!
