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Monday 20th June Tom Kay, Mr Burke, Violent Deception The Lamp, Hull. Another night in Hull, another line-up of up and coming local bands. This particular night however, hosted by Creative Voice, focused solely on the younger talent in our city. The opening act was 16 year old Tom Kay, who has managed to make a brilliant name for himself as an acoustic musician, who was named guitarists such as John Mayer and Steve Vai as his influences. His stage presence wasn’t the most flamboyant of the acts tonight, but he did produce some fresh sounding acoustic tracks, including a cover of No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley, and is definitely on the road up. The next band, we’re grunge scene-crashers Mr Burke, and let’s say, they made a slightly bigger impact. Their set featured mostly their own stuff, with a cover of Electric Six’s Gay Bar, and their classic Myspace track, Down. If you like your Pearl Jam/Nirvana with a Megadeth sort of twist, I would definitely recommend this band. Now, the headliners. Violent Deception. This was their first headline gig, and the whole place blew up in a flaming metal frenzy as soon as Frontman Jon Horberry hit his first note. With an amazing cover of Inside the Fire by Disturbed, then Jon stopping, and being the first front man to actually formally introduce the crowd to his band. They played through a few of their tracks, including the vastly popular “Warriors of Metal“, or “Oreos of Metal” as their fans like to say. This band, in my opinion, was the best band on tonight. Their music is clearly vastly influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, and they definitely have a lot of potential as an up and coming band. Conclusively, tonight was a perfect display of what goes on with the youth of Hull, and that we still deserve to be heard. To check out any of the bands mentioned, hit them up on Myspace.
26th April 2009 Liberty Stands, Levellion, Heavens Basement. The New Adelphi Club Alright, so this wasn’t one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen in my life, but what’s live is live, and after all, we are in Hull. The Adelphi, popular for it’s eccentric yet no nonsense approach to music, and that was definitely the attitude that applied tonight. With the headliners Heaven’s Basement not turning up due to ’Unreliable transport’. Opening band, and frankly the band who everyone turned up for tonight, Liberty Stands play an extended set of around 45 minutes. The quality of the music was… well, what you’d expect from a venue such as Adelphi, but I have to admit there was some talent up there. The next band Levellion, weren’t half bad either, despite the fact that half the crowd left when they came onstage, and unlike Liberty Stands, they were all clearly sober. Their set featured some good solid tracks, and of course, their album was available for those who wanted it. I’m guessing they sold about 5 to be honest. But hey-ho, they were pretty good. So, to sum up tonight’s gig, I’d say it was fun; the social element and the intimate atmosphere gave everyone a raw sense of unity knowing they were supporting the scene they love… but I would definitely recommend going to a local gig if you get the chance, they’re dead cheap and it really opens your eyes to what real music is all about, not just the publicity we’re exposed to.
