Review: What It Was Like to Spend Six Hours at the Werks’ Cervantes’ Homecoming

The first Saturday of April marked the first performance of 2022 for Ohio-based psychedelic dance rock outfit the Werks, but the band hasn’t missed a beat.

The four-piece, composed of Rob Chafin (drums and vocals), Chris Houser (guitar and vocals), Chuckie Love (bassist and vocals), and Dan Shaw (keyboards, synthesizers, and vocals), headlined its Werk Out West Superjam at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom.

The six-hour musical marathon kicked off with electro-jam-funk band Digzo on opening duties before the Werks took center stage for its own magnetic performance. The show even closed with a superjam finale showcasing Denver-based musicians including SunSquabi’s Kevin Donohue and Joshua Fairman, Break Science’s Borham Lee and Nick Gerlach — who also soundtracked the…