This was a Belgrave Scandal gig in a very strange venue. Leonards is a bar in Islington, but is tucked away at the arse end of a backstreet that seems to have only one entrance. That means no passing trade whatsoever, and no real reason to go there unless you know a band that is playing. And so it turned out, the venue was populated by about 20 people - bar staff, the members of 3 bands, plus a handful of others that were there to see them. Oh, and one old local alcoholic.
Despite all this, the sound in the venue was actually pretty impressive for its size, and I got to see the bands soundcheck as well - so 2 songs from each band, extra free.
The Belgrave Scandal were on first, and were tighter than I have ever seen them before. They seem to be getting to the stage where they are in step with each other without even thinking about it, and the vocals are getting better too. They played a new song, which had anthemic qualities, building up all the way. And, despite a relatively empty venue, some of their better songs drew good applause from the various band members and hangers-on that were in the building. Final song Soul and Power drew the biggest applause of all, but Beedy Little Eyes, The Collection, and Brighton Away were not far behind.
The next band on were called Trackter, and reminded me a bit of Pearl Jam in their songs, and the singer's voice. They sounded good, in a slightly middle of the road way - but without being anywhere near as offensive as the likes of David Gray. There were at least a couple of songs in their set that really stood out, so a good way to pass the time.
The final band of the night were a heavy metal act called Augerbane. There were very few people watching even them, but I have to say that they were very good at what they were doing. Heavy metal is clearly dodgy, but having decided to play it, they played it pretty well.
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