Best New Bands » Candy Claws http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Q and A with The Chain Gang of 1974 http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-and-a-with-the-chain-gang-of-1974/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-and-a-with-the-chain-gang-of-1974/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000 When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. There were no more than five fans in attendance. However, CGO1974 absolutely

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