The supporting band for They Might Be Giants gig at the Astor was a band called The Community Chest, and wow, if...

The supporting band for They Might Be Giants gig at the Astor was a band called The Community Chest, and wow, if ever there was a band that I knew I'd like before they finished the first song, this was it.

Highly original, with good solid rock bones and a very distinctive - almost airy synthy sound.  I really need to sit down and listen to the lyrics because there's clever writing there - hard at a concert with earplugs on (oh they were needed!) but I'm liking what I'm hearing.  This is music that's going to get me up and dancing.

It would have tonight, but I knew I had to save myself for two hours of TMBG dancing, so I sat and seriously listened to the sound, concentrating, and really liking what I was seeing too! This local band, which according to their historian, has been going for two thousand and eleven years - I asked - and it shows, as they have a very smooth synergy together on stage - and all of them are apparently involved in other bands.

We're to look out for their next gig in January, but in the meanwhile have a look at their bandcamp site http://thecommunitychest.bandcamp.com/music and listen to the music and see if you enjoy it. 

Adem K of the WAMi attracting band Turnstyle is the lead, and other band members are Trevor '100%' Cotton, Laurie Sinagra, Professor Pieter Yunken and  Dee Kerimofski. 

9/10 Splendid and finding a gemstone when you were expecting cut glass.

Photos by Rob Masters