SORE THROATS, BASSOONS & GALLOW'S POLE
The Big Issue effect continued undiminished at last night’s electroacoustic club, as we welcomed more of you on a mission to find out more about this so-called ‘best-kept secret.’ First up on the Lamb’s dimly-lit stage, and with her first appearance here, was BETHANY WEIMERS, whose brilliantly unique voice got everyone’s undivided attention as it reverberated around the room and reached the parts that other voices can only wish to.
As full debuts go, PAUL NUGENT’s first ever live gig was a real treat – some fine songs and bold vocals confidently delivered to some rapturous applause. Unfortunately STANZA weren’t able to perform and we wish David a quick recovery.
Next up, making their way down from Leicester were 4 core members of the ever-expanding IST. They’d ditched the horn section and choir to fit into the Lamb (and the van) but still pushed the PA to blowing point with their big, quirky sound driven by 2 guitars, bass, congas and… a bassoon (the instrument of the future if these maverick’s get their way). Shining through, however, were some deeply and darkly tragi-comic songs and an undeniable vein of mischief.
Finally, saving what little voice some recent hard-living and resulting sore throat had left him with, STEPHEN HODD took to the stage in apologetic manner. He then proceeded with another most memorable performance, lulling us into a daze with some trademark gritty, mystical ballads and progressing to a mighty deconstruction of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Gallow’s Pole,’ the intense, hypnotic climax of which saw him howling into the soundhole of his acoustic guitar to leave it, and countless guitar loops, feeding back through the delay pedal as he wandered off stage.
The Big Issue effect continued undiminished at last night’s electroacoustic club, as we welcomed more of you on a mission to find out more about this so-called ‘best-kept secret.’ First up on the Lamb’s dimly-lit stage, and with her first appearance here, was BETHANY WEIMERS, whose brilliantly unique voice got everyone’s undivided attention as it reverberated around the room and reached the parts that other voices can only wish to.As full debuts go, PAUL NUGENT’s first ever live gig was a real treat – some fine songs and bold vocals confidently delivered to some rapturous applause. Unfortunately STANZA weren’t able to perform and we wish David a quick recovery.
Next up, making their way down from Leicester were 4 core members of the ever-expanding IST. They’d ditched the horn section and choir to fit into the Lamb (and the van) but still pushed the PA to blowing point with their big, quirky sound driven by 2 guitars, bass, congas and… a bassoon (the instrument of the future if these maverick’s get their way). Shining through, however, were some deeply and darkly tragi-comic songs and an undeniable vein of mischief.
Finally, saving what little voice some recent hard-living and resulting sore throat had left him with, STEPHEN HODD took to the stage in apologetic manner. He then proceeded with another most memorable performance, lulling us into a daze with some trademark gritty, mystical ballads and progressing to a mighty deconstruction of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Gallow’s Pole,’ the intense, hypnotic climax of which saw him howling into the soundhole of his acoustic guitar to leave it, and countless guitar loops, feeding back through the delay pedal as he wandered off stage.
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