Performance
Date
Saturday,
June 3
A
goateed bagpiper, an Tolkien saxophone player, a
snare drummer in a primeval trance, a guitar player
disguised as a tenor drummer and a bass player
wielding a calf skin tambourine stand on a street
corner unannounced playing an upbeat primal melody.
A young couple passing by stop shyly to listen. A
street character takes a swig of his concealed
brandy bottle and lets out an unearthly howl,
dancing a little jig. An elderly couple slow down,
listening with shiny eyes and smiles. Two young
girls pause to listen. Giggling, they improvise a
little step dance together.
These
passersby are unknowingly bearing witness to the
start of a Taxi Chain performance. The
quintet turns and waltzes down the street swaying to
the music.
Ten
minutes later in a room shoulder to shoulder with
sweaty bodies the band launches into an instrumental
that sounds like a mad Highlander let loose in the
middle of a New Orleans street party. And there are
songs. The songs are sometimes personal and
heartfelt, sometimes wry and playful, ripe with
fantastic fictionalized and romanticized characters
and storylines. The music is a big mélange, a tasty
gumbo of musical and emotional flavors.
For
more information on Taxi Chain, visit www.taxichain.com
