It’s been a good while since we played the Old Angel in Nottingham, so long in fact Andy had never even been. It’s not changed much; tiny stage with stuffed deer head suspended above it and boarded up windows. The description doesn’t do it justice, it’s actually a cool little place, somewhere I like to frequent for cheap beer.
Steve and I stood in the dark dingy gig room and reminisced about our first meeting there during a battle of the bands, it seems like an age ago but it’s only been 2 years. I guess time flies and all that. Anyway back to the now.
We were on first, playing out a fresh set list, a nice balance of old and new songs. We brought it together well and it’s the most fun I’ve have in a while. There was dancing and shouting from both me and the amassed punters and the vibe was a positive one. To quote Andy directly “We F—king Rocked it”. He’s very to the point.
Le Chat Noir were up next aka Teddy and Eileen. Had a darn good chat to the both of them prior to our set and they were top people. Eileen and I bonded over our love of Janet Weiss from Sleater Kinney, The woman’s a legend. Le Chat Noir gave it their all. Teddy threw himself around the stage like a mad man and Eileen beat her drums harder than any woman I’ve ever seen. A real spectacle, if you haven’t seen them you should. You should also lend them your shower; I was told it’s the one thing you miss if you live in a ford transit for weeks at a time.
Raphaelites topped the bill for the evening. Amy is one of Nottingham’s best in my opinion and this is her first full musical venture since Monkeys of the High Seas. Raphaelites are a one man and 2 woman melodic but hard driven punk band. Sharing vocals with her bass player the band introduced us to their new sound; it was good to see that nothing keeps a good musician down.
xJQx
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