I went to see Karl play in Durham the other night; well, Two Wise Guys.
It’d been over two years since I’d last seen them, thanks to Covid and the associated lockdowns.
Although I did have to rush off soon after the gig to catch a train, I really enjoyed the music.
To be honest, I wasn’t really looking forward to seeing the Libertines last night. I’d seen them a couple of times before and hadn’t been too impressed.
But a mate (Ian) had bought tickets months ago, so I really did have to go. If anything, it’d be a chance to catch up with a good mate.
At the end of the day, it was a great night; the band were actually ridiculously good. We ended up staying out pretty late afterwards too, something I’d not done in ages.
After a pretty huge delay due to Covid, Elbow happened the other night.
A second gig in two weeks, with Idles last week. Two very different bands, but two equally brilliant gigs.
Our first Dub Fest. We might just come again.
The dog likes it too.
I’ve always loved making new listening discoveries; there’s nothing better than being overwhelmed by great new music.
Recently, a really nice bloke introduced me to the Hillbilly Moon Explosion. And they’ve since been in my head pretty much non-stop.
Fortunately, I have a large degree of control of Spotify in the pub, so they’re on repeat through the day – at least until one of my colleagues notices.
A good track to start with is My love for evermore (both versions are great).
Today, to vary things a bit, I had around three hours of Prokofiev. Then, when Paul complained, I switched to the Hillbilly Moon Explosion. On repeat, of course. Several hours later, Phil noticed and put some other stuff on.
Pretty much a week late, but life’s so busy. Around 11 years since I last saw them, I went to a Joe Gideon gig last Thursday. Minus the Shark. It was just the one hour set, but it was non-stop, with no faffing around. Good original music.
In the Shark’s place, Jim Sclavunos was on drums. It was kind of weird talking to him after the gig, since we’ll next see him in the SECC, with the Bad Seeds.
He was a nice guy, as was Gideon.
After missing his last couple of UK tours, we caught Sam Baker at the Cluny last night.
It was good to get away from the pub, since I seem to be there most days for either work or leisure. Or both.
The gig was good too; hopefully, it’ll not be too long until the next tour.
I also bumped into a couple of people, unexpectedly, at the Cluny. Andrew, the BBC Inside Out producer was a nice surprise; he’s a genuinely good bloke. And an ex-wife too, but that wasn’t so great.
