I had been incredibly excited for this gig from the minute I
found out about it. Two of my favourite bands were performing in one gig and if
that isn’t something to get excited about then I’m not sure what is.
The first act on, with a strangely short set, was Moose
Blood. They are a 4 piece emo/alt rock band who has rocketed to the forefront
of alternative music scene with their brand new album “I’ll Keep You in Mind
From Time to Time”. Their grungey and original sound has become something that
many people, including myself, have found addicting. After seeing them perform
live before, I had a reasonable idea of what to expect from the band. All my original
expectations were matched and exceeded, they were passionate, dedicated and
original as per usual and attracted the interest from the crowd immediately,
and sustained this interest to the end.
Frnkiero andthe Cellabration are new on the music scene and
have made a startling impact with both positive and negative opinions
surrounding the band. The lead singer, Frank Iero, is finding his own musical
career after the break up of his previous band, My Chemical Romance. This break
up came as quite a shock and this new music has also been the same. It’s
different, quirky and definitely original and is something every individual who
is interested should check out for themselves. I originally formed a negative
opinion after hearing about it, but went to the gig with an open mind and I was
actually proved wrong. However different this music and style may seem, it
still has that raw and poignant sound that I associated so well with MCR. He
has developed it and harnessed it as his own and executed it with such
precision that I was incredibly impressed and it was evident in the crowd
response that they were equally as impressed.
Last but certainly not least, Mallory Knox. After already
creating quite a stir and impact within the current music scene, they did it
again by releasing their brand new album “Asymmetry”. The album is a further
developed version of their previous music, showing positive progression and
consistency. Sometimes consistency can be seen as boring or predictable, but in
this case, it’s neither. It’s their style that people adore so fondly and I
found, purely from the crowd response, that they were adored by the audience
who were raring to see them perform. The set list was a variety of older
popular songs of theirs and some clear favourites from the new album creating a
great response from new and old fans throughout. Their performance was
energetic, confidence and electrifying from a band who were clearly experts in
their field of performance with bags of experience and self confidence. All in
all, I thought they were amazing and I’m sure many critics would agree that
Mallory Knox are a permanent feature of the alternative music scene and will be
for many years to come.
