There were four bands. It was supposed to be free, but it turned out to be a fiver on the door. Not that I was bothered, since I'm still off the booze, and a fiver works out to be a cheap night for me.
The Sofa Club. The first band on they were quite good. There were 3 of them, all taking singing parts. Good and unusual vocals meant that songs didn't meld into one. You can hear some of their tracks here. I wouldn't be disappointed if I saw them again. A bit like Clinic crossed with something like the Delays, but less whimsical.
The Boyfriends. The band we are here to see. Have you heard of the Boyfriends? First band ever to play on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury. Trying to be The Smiths but ending up sounding like a poor Gene. I wasn't bowled over, but there was a hefty crowd in to see them who looked like they were enjoying themselves. Tipped for big things you can hear some of their tracks here.
The On/Off. Can't find these guys on the web due to their name. They didn't think it through. Very much like their music. A mixture of styles. One member looked and sang like a Green Day fan, one was dressed in a style that said mod, and the drummer, was well, a drummer. There were the popular influences of the day, bit futureheads, let's have them all singing together with their own style and accents. Bit punk. Bit all over the place. I mean it wasn't offensive, but not impressive either.
Komakino. We admittedly didn't stay for their whole set. It was a school nite and 11.20pm when they came on stage. A five piece from Derbyshire. They were possibly the best styled band of the night. Though no amount of styling will help them in the looks department. Ok I'm being harsh. They were ok. The singer had as Caroline rightly pointed out, (in a non-pc way), "Spazz hand." Spazz hand does seem to be all the rage with the young upstarts these days. If you aren't aware of Spazz hand it's where the singer finds it hard to hold the microphone properly, moving his hand into awkward positions, barely holding the microphone at all. It can look like there is a competition for who can bend their hand back the furthest. Some tracks can be found as always here.
Anyway there were posters up for the Sunday the 12th.
If you don't mind.
Reckon we might have to venture this way again.
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