LIVING COLOUR
(Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie) Their distinctive look (Body Glove surfwear never had it so good) and chart successes (“Cult of Personality” hit the top 20 in 1988) will likely always tie Living Colour to the past for musical nostalgists. But since reconvening in 2000 after a five-year hiatus, the quartet of New Yorkers has proven to still have a lot of fire in their bellies. 2003’s album Collideøscope was a fierce attack on American politics post-9/11, and its follow-up, The Chair in the Doorway, exhibited equal force and a keen choice of collaborator in former Pop Group frontman Mark Stewart. On the road to drum up hype prior to the release of a new album, the band is here to stare into the lily-white world of heavy rock and dare it to flinch. RH Also see My, What a Busy Week!

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