When I was told to go and review a gig at the Barfly, I didn’t expect to feel like I was in the Arctic. Anyone who was at the gig will agree with me that it was bloody cold. Gigs are supposed to be sweat pits, not freezers. When the first act walked out onto [...]
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Be Your Own Pet @ Birmingham Academy 2 – March 26th 2008
I can honestly say I haven’t been to a gig like Be Your Own Pet in what feels like forever. After sticking to the floor for half an hour and having no impression whatsoever made on me by the support band I trotted on over to the merch stand where I was greeted by singer [...]
Dodgy @ Academy 2, Birmingham – 25th March 2008
Academy 2 is one of my favourite venues in brum. There are always a few things I can guarantee will happen. One, that there will be a good sound, two, a good crowd. Tonight was no exception to the rule. As soon as I arrived, promptly at 7.30, very early for me to arrive at [...]
Red Route + Matt Geary + Grand Union Revival + The Dead Fish @ The Barfly – 22nd March 2008
Ever been to a school reunion? Well, that’s kind of what I’d walked into tonight at the Barfly, with all the bands, bar one, being previous occupants of a local school. First up are The Dead Fish, unfortunately for them there wasn’t much of a crowd, at which the lead singer joked, “People at the [...]
Velvet Revolver @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall – 22nd March 2008
It was only two nights ago at the Glasgow Carling Academy that Scott Weiland decided to announce that this would be the last Velvet Revolver tour. Apparently the rest of the band were as surprised as the fans and some “on-stage bickering” flared up. There’s been no official news thus far but judging by the [...]
Breed 77 + Panic Cell + Last Stop China Town + Forever Never @ Barfly – March 19th
‘Tonight you’ve seen the British metal scene’ yells Breed 77’s Paul Isola, and from what we’ve seen tonight, British metal is still at its best. From promising newer bands to the well established headliners, the line up represents what music in this country has to offer for those who like their bands brutal. Forever Never [...]
Infadels @ Birmingham Barfly, 16 March 2008
It speaks well of a band when, with the venue just over half full, the band’s appearance causes everyone in the crowd to huddle down the front with not a single straggler left propping up the walls. Before being assigned to cover this gig I knew two things about The Infadels – their dance/rock songs [...]
Gallhammer @ Birmingham Barfly – March 15th 2008
Japan – the home of Hello Kitty and all things super-cute. Until now! Say hello to three lovely ladies from Tokyo who are taking the world of metal by storm while at the same time bringing an altogether blacker view of what the land of the rising sun has to offer. Gallhammer’s sound is so [...]
Himsa @ Birmingham Barfly – 14th March 2008
If there’s one thing you could never accuse Seattle five-piece Himsa of it’s giving less than 100% when they play live. Vocalist Johnny Pettibone seems less comfortable on stage than he is lurching over the front row and trying to make friends with every person he can reach. Meanwhile, on stage, his cohorts whip up [...]
The Futureheads @ The Barfly – 11th March 2008
Leaving their pens, promo pics and acoustic guitars at HMV, the Futureheads are at the Barfly tonight for a gig hosted by Kerrang! Radio‘s Emma Scott, to show us that what doesn’t kill your music career only makes you stronger. Go:Audio kick things off tonight with their synth-powered pop-punk and do a pretty good job [...]
