Cate Le Bon
Pretty cute set. Twangy plucked acoustic guitar and simple lyrics.
The Cheek
Deritive dullness. Felt like I should have been watching them reherse in their parents’ garage. If they lost a superfluous guitarist and that too-cool-for-school vocalist/keyboardist* (*if you can call someone who pushes half a dozen keys in a set one) they [...]
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Slow Club/The Cheek/Cate Le Bon
September 29, 2009 – 8:56 am
Slow Club/Viking Moses/Pete Ingo
June 27, 2009 – 7:35 pm
Pete Ingo
Unfortunately, we mostly missed Pete, but we caught his last track – seemed nice enough.
Viking Moses
Weirdly animated and slightly theatrical. Really liked his Bluesy tones and sometimes childish sense of humour in the lyrics. A real character.
Slow Club
They never disappoint. Starting off by springing up suddenly in the middle of the [...]
King Creosote/The Pictish Trail/Player Piano
June 2, 2009 – 2:07 pm
Player Piano
Energetic but still soulful. Happy discovery. Listening to the Into The Dark EP on repeat as I write this.
The Pictish Trail
Backed up by KC on the accordian, Pictish Trail was a treat. Soft acoustic ballads mixed up with electronica keyboard samples.
King Creosote
Good mix of old and new bits, bringing in the [...]
Metric/Conan Moccasin
May 20, 2009 – 3:57 pm
Conan Moccasin
Pretty dull on the whole. Kept expecting them to really get going, but it just never happened. Best we could say about the lead singer was “sounds like a chipmunk” and they murdered a Teenagers cover. Oops.
Metric
Certainly can see the much more rocky direction they’re beginning to take, and essentially it [...]
Slow Club/Jay Jay Pistolet
April 21, 2009 – 9:17 am
Jay Jay Pistolet
An unassuming man in a jumper far too warm for the tiny venue and hot lights, but a mesmerising acoustic set with 50s tones and twee lyrics.
Slow Club
Energetic, heart-felt and as good-humoured as ever. I genuinely can’t watch them for long enough. Chair percusion and the occasional screw-ups add to their [...]
The Mae Shi/Dananananaykroyd
August 12, 2008 – 11:51 am
Dananananaykroyd
Second time I’ve seen them, and just as much fun. Running around in the audience, screaming vocals, tons of energy and drumming to die for.
The Mae Shi
Hugely entertaining and very crowd-pleasing. Slight hints of math rock with 8-bit backdrops.
Bonus entertainment points for Calum Gunn’s comedy raffle at the end.
The Mae Shi at The Old Blue [...]
Pinback/Phosphorescent/Prego
July 15, 2008 – 10:01 am
Prego
Post-rock by numbers. Accomplished, but boring
Phosphorescent
Beautiful voice and keys. Shame about the bassist and his attention seeking ways. A good find, regardless.
Pinback
Keeping it old skool with plenty of non photo-blue vibes. Pity 95% of the audience had never heard it and it’s chums though.
Pinback at Scala, 15th July 2008