[kj] (OT) Savages

[Brian Whitehead]

Savages - great band. Loads of energy and, as mentioned, a massive dollop
of Siouxsie. Saw them a couple of years ago at Vox club in Leeds on a mates
recommendation as he knew I liked Siouxsie and what a show. The shows this
year were great as well.

Girl Band - what is going on with these guys? They seem to cancel gigs more
often than Killing Joke. Had tickets for Hebden Bridge in February, the day
after the Savages gig in Manchester as it happens, and that was cancelled.
Think it was Liverpool they cancelled last year. Ye another great new band.

A mention also to Fat White Family and the Slaves. The latter put on an
amazingly powerful show. Check them out.

Brian.

On 21 April 2016 at 06:19, Paul <dubecho at gmail.com> wrote:

> Cool, was just starting to get into *Adore Life*. Got into them via that
> track they did with Bo Ningen. Kept meaning to check out *Silence
> Yourself*, but will for sure now and will get to see them here this
> summer. Look forward to that now : )
>
> Speaking of girl bands, there is a band from Dublin, called Girl Band,
> none of the band are girls though lol
> Still, don't hold that against them, they're worth a listen. Their debut
> album *Holding Hands With Jamie*, is out now. A lot of positive feedback
> for it.
>
> Girl Band - Lawman (Live on KEXP) <https://youtu.be/Z3zH-AWh-2Q>
>
> Girl Band - Baloo (Rough Trade Session) <https://youtu.be/3_GpZQ2enQU>
>
> http://girlband.ie/
>
> dub
>
> On 21 April 2016 at 00:32, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> This past Monday, I saw Savages play one of the best shows I've seen in
>> at least the past decade if not longer, easily in my top 10 shows ever,
>> dating back to 1977.
>>
>> Leading up to the show, I'd been really looking forward to seeing them
>> for the first time and going in, there was a palpable air of "will they
>> live up to the hype?"  The El Rey Theater in LA is a nice, fairly small
>> venue that's all GA standing with a small balcony area in the back, perfect
>> for this type of show. I've only seen two shows here in the past, but both
>> (Killing Joke in '03, Secret Machines in '06) were excellent.
>>
>> Opening band was "Algiers." Led by a fairly charismatic black vocalist,
>> the band's music could be described as a fusion of gospel, dub and punk,
>> relying heavily on samples and loops with the band kind of playing along
>> (never a good thing for me).  All of the songs in their half hour set
>> seemed to focused on racism and oppression, but aside from a few moments
>> here and there, they left me cold and their bass player who reminded me of
>> Adam Sandler/Happy Gilmore was really trying way too hard to impress.
>>
>> By the time Savages came on at 10pm, the El Rey was packed. They opened
>> with "I Am Here" and played a 80 minute set that makes the convincing
>> argument that it doesn't take a marathon show or elaborate stage production
>> to pull off an incredible concert. Production values amounted to basically
>> strobe lights and fog machines. As good as the band sound on record, the
>> sonic assault live is even better. The band greatly benefits from a clear
>> live mix where everyone sounds distinct and up front. The guitarist Gemma
>> Thompson really channels the Sonic Youth/Danny Ash-Bauhaus vibe even more
>> so live which is a huge draw for me to this band.
>>
>> Numerous times throughout the show, singer Jehnny Beth would venture out
>> into the audience either crowd surfing or being held up standing and
>> singing over fans. Speaking of the audience, a band couldn't ask for a more
>> respective crowd, during quiet interludes of certain songs, you could hear
>> a pin drop. For me, they played every song off their two albums I was
>> hoping to hear except "Strife." Otherwise, highlights included great
>> versions of Husbands, City's Full, I Need Something New, T.I.W.Y.G. and
>> Adore. They closed with "F*ckers."  The new songs off their 2nd album Adore
>> integrate perfectly with the 1st album stuff and imo, come off better than
>> the studio versions.
>>
>> T.B.
>>
>>
>>
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