Things were looking up as our name was on the board outside:
Despite being billed as a Rock/Indie/Alternative night it actually turned out to be a real mixed bag of genres.
K.E.L.O. (from 3RDI)
First up were a couple of rappers billed as Kriss (although I believe they are the component parts of funk hip hop outfit 3RDI and it was actually K.E.L.O. who was the main man). Apparently they normally work with musicians but tonight they were rapping along to backing tracks. It was definitely an interesting experience. They actually seemed to be pretty good although the novelty wore off for most of the audience and number started to wane fairly quickly. Not sure they were really right for this bill but fair play to them for giving it a shot. I did quite enjoy them although they were a bit cheeky in over-running!
HOLLYWOOD DOLL
Another well received set for HOLLYWOOD DOLL. Despite there being a lot less people there than the last time we played we still got a good reception and to top it all off we played much better this time too!
THE OVERWROUGHT
THE OVERWROUGHT were no strangers to us as they played at The Twist on the same night that we were last there (28th July). I have to say they are much improved since we saw them last. They have overcome their first gig nerves now and were really giving it a lot of ooomph. It was so nice to see a band that is coming on well so I was really pleased for them. This time round their cover of You're Gorgeous seemed to flow better and then they finished things off with a fantastic cover of Fit But You Know It by The Streets. Big thumbs up to The Overwrought and I have a feeling our paths will cross again!
THIS BLANK PAGE
Eclectic is the only way to describe THIS BLANK PAGE! They are so hard to pin down and define and were certainly very different with so many different styles to their delivery going from rocky through to an almost disco/funk sound. They were all great musicians and it was interesting to watch a band mix up so many different styles without being a cover band. They even managed to throw in Hold The Line by Toto.
They did have one novel factor that I've never seen done before at a gig. Throughout the evening they just gave away raffle tickets which they then drew on stage and presenting prizes. I actually ended up with Ticket #6 which was a winner and won a fantastic police set!
Ian, the owner of The Twist, seems to really love us! He put two of our flyers in a frame in the Gents (prestigious I know but you can't beat free advertising)!
He has also asked us to give him two skinny t-shirts for his bar staff to wear (again, free advertising). To top it all off he has also asked us to prepare a special night for The Twist. More on that later!
The evening was rounded off by an impromptu performance by a cover band that turned up after their planned gig was cancelled. They sounded pretty good although everyone was really flagging by the time they came on. Sadly, I didn't catch their name so my apologies for that!
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