Everyone's a winner tonight: Riverboat Gamblers at Elbo Room
Straight-up, old-fashioned, good-times rock ‘n’ roll: The Riverboat Gamblers have put years of sweat equity into delivering this specialty to the masses. Added bonus: These Texas punks are never ones to stand stoic or still through a show. Front man Mike Wiebe moves like a manic spider trying to escape grimy adolescent hands. He crawls all over the stage, the crowd, and his band mates, forging new haphazard pathways for every performance. Wiebe and crew ratchet up the energy levels wherever they go, and nearly every song becomes a sing-along both in terms of the catchy choruses and the fact that the singer thrusts his mike in the faces of any beaming fan within arms’ length. Celebrate summer with the Riverboat Gamblers tonight at Elbo Room, where they headline a five-band bill of punk rock.--Jennifer Maerz
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