Artist description "...assaults the ear and the ass, lulling and grooving...""...simply beautiful rhythms with an undertow of melodic strings and creamy, sensous vocal pinning, weary yelps, and utterances..."

Music Style Eclectic hybrid of psychedelia, blues, punk, jazz, funk, ethnic, folk, world

Musical Influences Various

Similar Artists Suzanne Vega meets Guns N' Roses meets Blossom Dearie meets The Kinks

Artist History Chain-Gang was formed by the drummer, Dorcastina Mallare, who decided she wanted to play with an all-female line-up.She also insisted that the band be named after the Pretenders' hit song.

Group Members Naomi on vocals, Dorcas on drums, Mae on guitars, and Sunshine on bass.

Instruments female vocals, drums, bass, guitars

Albums Album *&@#! (read Shift 87231) and Smelly Smiley Stinky Dinkies (1993)

Press Reviews "..a dizzying brew of genre-bending..bouyant hybrid of punk, classic rock, funk, and folk.." -- The Pioneer"..finely woven songs that groove and move without being too harsh" -- The Phil.Star

Location Jersey City, NJ - USA

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