Sponge LIVE!
March 7, 2010 at the Wolf Den Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
by Deb Rao
Staff Writer
It may have been Oscar Night at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, but Sunday night March 7 at the Wolf Den at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut was rockin’ hard with Detroit rock band Sponge for those fans who chose to go out and support live music. The band is currently on tour in support of their latest EP release Destroy The Boy.
Sponge spent most of that week touring New England with previous shows in Providence and spent the night before playing The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The band was ready to rock the patrons of the casino with their punk-edged hard rock set. Opening with title track “Wax Ecstatic”, the band had everyone jumping onto the dance floor with their infectious grooves. Next up Sponge performed “Molly” (Sixteen Candles) and slowed things down only for a moment with the ballad “Have You Seen Mary” in which lead singer Vinny Dombroski showcased his vocal prowness.
Sponge also was filming the show at the Wolf Den and brought up many girls from the audience to dance onstage for the song “Planet Girls.” It is always so great when a band interacts with the audience. The reason why Sponge has survived so many years in the business is because they work hard at their craft and are in for the music. It doesn’t matter the size of the crowd, Sponge always give 100 percent at their shows.
So many great bands hail from the Detroit Rock City area. Vinny Dombroski tells Hardrock Haven that “Detroit may have Kid Rock and Eminem but Sponge paved the way for these rockers. Sponge is a people’s band. Destroy The Boy is some of the best songs that we have ever written.”
Sponge performed a 75 minute set and ended the evening with new song and title track “Destroy The Boy.”
Web:www.myspace.com/spongetheband
Set List:
Wax Ecstatic
Molly “Sixteen Candles”
Have You Seen Mary
Glue
Party Till You Drop
Treat Me Wrong
Raining In My House
I Did It Without The Drugs
Say A Prayer
Planet Girls
Destroy The Boy