Love you long time..
Well, it's been a while since I've put anything on here, but due to being a moaning old bastard I'm going to get started again so I have a place to vent..
But before then, quick review of gigs I've been at since the last post:
The Wake: December 31st, The Grapes, Formby: My old haunt from the town I grew up in. Great to be back at the Grapes and also to get the chance to see The Wake, who feature Jamie Whittaker, who I used to work with at the pub. They did a covers set that was really good fun. Also weirdly enough, they'd played with some bands that I've played with before - small world indeed.
Screwball Cabaret, January 11th, Plug 'n' Play, Reading: Un-fucking-believably great gig. Amazing dub / reggae set from SixNationState as opposed to their usual indie/ska and a great one from Kaldera. Pete & The Pirates played a weird glockenspiel led set. Very bizarre, but worth it all the same. A brilliant event!
PopToys, January 14th, 21 South Street, Reading: The monthly night from the promoters of the gigs at the 3B's that I've played at a few times with other bands.. On the bill: Muf - a great set, they looked really comfortable on the big stage. The Big Sleep - fabulous Mogwai-esque instrumental histrionics, great fun, well worth catching. Pete & The Pirates - incredible set with stunning songs, great instrumental parts and a barrel load of energy. Any more gigs like that and they'll be heading towards being one of my favourite bands in the area!
Rebus w/ The Infadels, January 18th, The Fez Club, Reading: Loads of bands on tonight - The Colours, The Skies, The Sand Creek Massacre.. Sadly I was running late so missed most of them, but made it in time for Rebus, who threw in a storming set on the awkward stage. First of many Rebus gigs this year, I think, and it'll be all the better a year for it! The Infadels were good too, although I did get a bit bored of them and buggered off home halways through..
Three Litre, Pete & The Pirates, Coley Park, Off The Radar, January 19th, The After Dark, Reading: Ooh, another After Dark gig! Started off with Pete & The Pirates who were good, but not a patch on their set at PopToys a week before.. Off The Rader were interesting enough and seemed to be enjoying themselves but I struggled to get into them. Three Litre - absolutely outstanding stuff! One of my favourite ever bands in the area, reconvened for a rare gig, and we laughed, cried and danced like loons. Fabulous. Coley Park, sadly I'm migrated to the back bar by then..
Rebus, January 20th, The Islington Bar Academy: Rebus playing a Tiscali showcase alongside a few other hotly tipped bands, and surprise guest, upcoming R&B star Sway. Another fab night, with 3 great bands and a great performance from Sway. Rebus really took to the stage well, and definitely one of their best performances to date!
Ecoute, January 25th, The Purple Turtle, Reading: My last gig with my band, Ecoute.. I play guitar dontcha know. Scary stuff for it to be the last gig, but more on that in some other post.
Club Velocity, January 27th, Plug 'n' Play, Reading: Another incredibly strong lineup with the Heartwear Process, SixNationState, Libor Spacey and Ben Marwood. I used to be in a band, Chocolate Hostage, with Ben, and it was great, punky as hell. Ben's now a singer-songwriter of the acoustic style-y and is fantastic. A great set! Didn't see much of Libor Spacey due to being at the bar, but they sounded great. SixNationState were just plain fantastic, throwing in so much energy that a few people (Dave!) had to go for a lie down. I love the Heartwear Process, but sadly they just couldn't follow SNS - few bands can! Another great Velocity night!
Muf, February 1st, The Purple Turtle, Reading: Went along to see Muf playing one of their last gigs due to other band commitments. And they were good! I do like Muf, having recently seen them at PopToys at South Street, and the Turtle's layout doesn't really help anyone, but they did well. The band on after them, Monic, put in a decent display of Rocks-era Primal Scream, but the less said about the first band of the night, the better.
But before then, quick review of gigs I've been at since the last post:
The Wake: December 31st, The Grapes, Formby: My old haunt from the town I grew up in. Great to be back at the Grapes and also to get the chance to see The Wake, who feature Jamie Whittaker, who I used to work with at the pub. They did a covers set that was really good fun. Also weirdly enough, they'd played with some bands that I've played with before - small world indeed.
Screwball Cabaret, January 11th, Plug 'n' Play, Reading: Un-fucking-believably great gig. Amazing dub / reggae set from SixNationState as opposed to their usual indie/ska and a great one from Kaldera. Pete & The Pirates played a weird glockenspiel led set. Very bizarre, but worth it all the same. A brilliant event!
PopToys, January 14th, 21 South Street, Reading: The monthly night from the promoters of the gigs at the 3B's that I've played at a few times with other bands.. On the bill: Muf - a great set, they looked really comfortable on the big stage. The Big Sleep - fabulous Mogwai-esque instrumental histrionics, great fun, well worth catching. Pete & The Pirates - incredible set with stunning songs, great instrumental parts and a barrel load of energy. Any more gigs like that and they'll be heading towards being one of my favourite bands in the area!
Rebus w/ The Infadels, January 18th, The Fez Club, Reading: Loads of bands on tonight - The Colours, The Skies, The Sand Creek Massacre.. Sadly I was running late so missed most of them, but made it in time for Rebus, who threw in a storming set on the awkward stage. First of many Rebus gigs this year, I think, and it'll be all the better a year for it! The Infadels were good too, although I did get a bit bored of them and buggered off home halways through..
Three Litre, Pete & The Pirates, Coley Park, Off The Radar, January 19th, The After Dark, Reading: Ooh, another After Dark gig! Started off with Pete & The Pirates who were good, but not a patch on their set at PopToys a week before.. Off The Rader were interesting enough and seemed to be enjoying themselves but I struggled to get into them. Three Litre - absolutely outstanding stuff! One of my favourite ever bands in the area, reconvened for a rare gig, and we laughed, cried and danced like loons. Fabulous. Coley Park, sadly I'm migrated to the back bar by then..
Rebus, January 20th, The Islington Bar Academy: Rebus playing a Tiscali showcase alongside a few other hotly tipped bands, and surprise guest, upcoming R&B star Sway. Another fab night, with 3 great bands and a great performance from Sway. Rebus really took to the stage well, and definitely one of their best performances to date!
Ecoute, January 25th, The Purple Turtle, Reading: My last gig with my band, Ecoute.. I play guitar dontcha know. Scary stuff for it to be the last gig, but more on that in some other post.
Club Velocity, January 27th, Plug 'n' Play, Reading: Another incredibly strong lineup with the Heartwear Process, SixNationState, Libor Spacey and Ben Marwood. I used to be in a band, Chocolate Hostage, with Ben, and it was great, punky as hell. Ben's now a singer-songwriter of the acoustic style-y and is fantastic. A great set! Didn't see much of Libor Spacey due to being at the bar, but they sounded great. SixNationState were just plain fantastic, throwing in so much energy that a few people (Dave!) had to go for a lie down. I love the Heartwear Process, but sadly they just couldn't follow SNS - few bands can! Another great Velocity night!
Muf, February 1st, The Purple Turtle, Reading: Went along to see Muf playing one of their last gigs due to other band commitments. And they were good! I do like Muf, having recently seen them at PopToys at South Street, and the Turtle's layout doesn't really help anyone, but they did well. The band on after them, Monic, put in a decent display of Rocks-era Primal Scream, but the less said about the first band of the night, the better.
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