Ballard Banjers
Oh Dear. I started off the year with such good intentions; I was all set to blog regularly, determined to conquer my fear & loathing of social networking, ready to get a load of marketing materials sorted, and...here I am in the Middle of June and I haven't posted anything since February. I'm ashamed of myself, really I am. In my defence I have been extremely busy doing the work, I just dropped the ball in blogging about it. Anyway, in order to get back into the swing of this blogging malarky as quickly as possible, I thought it might be nice to post some photos I've taken over the last year or two of my brother's hand-made banjos. Mention banjos to many people and immediately they start thinking of the film Deliverance and the "Duelling Banjos" scene with the freaky looking kid on the porch. That's my brother, that is. I'm kidding, but I'm pretty sure he does have some dungarees...
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Butcher BabiesButcher Babies - Norwich Waterfront 12/02/14
Second support on The Defiled's recent tour were LA's Butcher Babies. Musically they didn't leave much of an impression, but they put on a good show and knew how to work the audience. They may have enjoyed a lot of their press exposure due more to exposure of certain...assets than any outstanding musical ability, but they did rock pretty damn hard and seemed genuinely excited to be on stage.
The DefiledThe Defiled - Norwich Waterfront Studio 12/02/14
Managed to catch the Defiled on Wednesday night at Norwich Waterfront studio. Support acts The Killing Lights and Butcher Babies weren't really my cup of tea, but The Defiled were in a different league. I must admit I was actually surprised to see them upstairs in the compact "Studio" rather than on the larger stage downstairs, but by the looks of things a great time was had by all. If there's any justice they'll be back in a bigger venue with better supports next time.
· Sleeper · Encore:
· In The Land Of Fools
Skindred 22/01/14Skindred - Norwich UEA LCR 22/01/14
I first got the chance to see Skindred back in 2011 at Norwich Waterfront, and remember being incredibly impressed with their live show, particularly frontman Benji Webbe; whether it be bouncing round the stage in more outfits than a Madonna show, or cheekily insulting members of the audience, the man just doesn't stop. Given Benji's charisma (and the quality of the music, naturally) it's no surprise that this time round Skindred have managed to fill out the larger UEA LCR venue. |
