Look around, everyone's avin' it

The Twang, Situationists, The Alones - Lucorum, Barnsley

Everyone is most certainly avin' it. Or 'avin' it. Most people here aren't going to be going to another gig for a good few months. Or at least until
The Killers are next on tour. They will enjoy whoever they see play regardless of what they sound like. The Alones would have probably gone down pretty well had they not played to so few people. They sound like The Stereophonics with some sequencers thrown in for good measure. And rock and roll drum fills to finish every song song.

Three way harmonies mean Situationists are starting. Indie pop with an obvious debt to The Futureheads and The Dismemberment Plan. Apparently some skinheads really liked them. I don't blame them; they were on form tonight - enough woops and heys to keep anyone happy.

Tonight is the first night of The Twang's tour. This means lots of shiny new equipment and lenghty sound checks to make sure it all works well. They'll be paying back their label for years. A new effects unit for the guitarist means lots and lots of chorus and reverb for every song. There's some big John Squire worship going on, with a small dose of hair metal thrown in for good measure. I was probably the only person disappointed by their set - I thought they were going to be absolutely awful. Instead, they were simply mediocre at best. I fell cheated. I can't remember any of their songs. The sure sign of the next big thing.