Wednesday 21/02/07 Prego @ The Spitz, London – reviewed for gigwise.com
Be it a residency at the Islington Academy, or at Steve Lamacq’s 6 Music unsigned sessions, Prego’s rave reviews are sticking to the band as easy as shit underfoot. Given this ascent, is this really the first time Gigwise has caught the London-based post-rock quintet [...]
Prego
The Motorettes
Tuesday 20/02/07 The Motorettes @ The Metro, London – reviewed for gigwise.com
“So this is, um, a secret gig”, says guitarist Robin. No wonder there’s an initial lack of let’s ‘av it; the gig’s so secret that a mere ten folks have shown up. It’s hard not to feel the cringe. But the more prolific [...]
Shy Child
New Rave, New YorkSynth ‘n’ skins duo Shy Child is Pete Cafarella and Nate Smith. Together they comprise one of the live scene’s hottest acts. Formed in advance of their time back in 2000, Shy Child no longer need wonder how soon is now?
I’ll begin by wondering what’s in a name. “We just thought it [...]
Blood Red Shoes
Blood Red Shoes @ The Mean Fiddler, London, Saturday 17/02/07 – reviewed for gigwise.com
The drums are thrashing, the guitar charging: in short Blood Red Shoes evokes Elastica. And there’s a fair bit of Sonic Youth noisenik in there too.
Despite the gloriously brutal attack on the senses – they were famously asked by a fan for [...]
Update
Coming soon Prego at the Old Blue Last (Mon 12th Feb) and interview (& shots Wed 14th) with Shy Child on Great Eastern Street for Disorder Magazine.
