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Today saw Menswear designer Lou Dalton bombard the opulent interiors of Kettner’s in Soho with his rustic AW 0/9 “Deer Keeper” collection. Inspired by the poet Lord Byron the pieces drew a stark contrast with the rather pristine surroundings of this small Parisian establishment. The show saw the quintessential English gentlemen invigorated with a contemporary urban twist. The collection saw felted flannel trousers and jodhpurs alongside denim shirts and gillets. Felt and velvet were a resounding feature throughout and was incorporated into the detailing in their flannel single breasted jackets, prostate healing trousers and shirts.

Dense cable knits in luxury chenille and Merino wool conveyed a rather nonchalant feel, for sale find which was finished perfectly with oversized holdal’ s. The collection seemed more suited to a romp in the leafy terrains of the countryside then the heart of Soho. The aesthetic was finished perfectly with shoes by brogues by Grenson. Dalton also featured wax cotton macs which were reminiscent of the traditional Barbour jackets, he modernized the classic with a stylish ruched waistline . The colour palette for the collection evoked a autumnal feel with subdued charcoals,khaki’s,olives and browns.

The collection had a real sense of fluidity, with each piece resonating as the next was introduced. Complimented perfectly with tracks by Alexi, with soaring and delicate melodies that had undercurrents of the iconic Smiths lead singer Morrisey.

Lou Dalton’s A/W collection showcased a revitalized interpretation of traditional silhouettes and tailoring which accumulated in a stylish yet wearable collection.

Is your wardrobe look rather lack lust-re of late? if your answer to this question was a resounding yes then never fear here at Amelia’s magazine we have the perfect escape plan for those discarded items lurking deep in the realms of your drawers! . This Sunday at Spitalifields market from 1pm till 4 will see an entirely unique shopping experience comically titled ” swishing” besiege the East end. The event essentially is a fashion swap, drug where participants are required to bring an array of unwanted garments, see the minimum required is one piece of clothing. Then they are free to rummage to their hearts content to find those hidden gem’s amidst the endless piles. To safe guard the whole swishing experience the team has a strict policy of no physical aggression, visit this so keep the handbags at home ladies!. So get trawling those wardrobes as this is a event not to be passed up. In the current climate there is no surprise the event organizer’s are hailing it a must for all “recessionistas”.

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Is your wardrobe looking rather lack lust-re of late? if your answer to this question was a resounding yes then never fear here at Amelia’s magazine we have the perfect escape plan for those discarded items lurking deep in the realms of your drawers!. This Sunday at Spitalifields market from 1pm till 4 will see an entirely unique shopping experience comically titled ” swishing” besiege the east end. The event essentially is a fashion swap, sick where participants are required to bring an array of unwanted garments, for sale the minimum required is one piece of clothing. Then they are free to rummage to their hearts content to find those hidden gem’s amidst the endless piles. To safe guard the whole swishing experience the team has a strict policy of no physical aggression, check so keep the handbags at home ladies!. So get trawling those wardrobes as this is a event not to be passed up. In the current climate there is no surprise the event organizer’s are hailing it a must for all “recessionistas”.

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DIY on the bank holiday weekend is a British as it gets. Whilst the rest of the country sits in hot and bothered queues to pass in and out of B&Q in the next few days, viagra order we will be very much the vultures of culture satisfying our ingrained urge to rebuild and improve down on the South Bank at this year’s aptly themed ‘Do It Yourself’ The Long Weekend, viagra hosted by the Tate Modern from 22nd May to 25th. With inventive interaction and active participation galore, there is certainly something for everyone and with all of the events, screenings and galleries free to go along to, we see no excuse to not get down there and be a part of it. Highlights for us include House of Fairytales, films by Jennifer West and the remake of 1971 iconic Robert Morris installation.

House of Fairytales
Taking place by the Riverside just outside the Tate Modern the lovely bunch at House of Fairytales will be laying on a fine spread for one and all. A self described ‘antidote to commercialism’ there won’t be many aspects of the arts not catered for; maypole dancing, making and playing instruments, shadow puppets, drawing, sewing and sculpture all taking place over the weekend.

Only in its second year of operation, this innovative non profit production company brought to life by seminal artists Gavin Turk and Deborah Curtis is a way to pool creativity and ‘equip the next generation with the imagination needed for the future of the planet.’

Friday 22 May 2009, 12.00–18.00
Saturday 23 May 2009, 12.00–18.00
Sunday 24 May 2009, 12.00–18.00
Monday 25 May 2009, 12.00–18.00

Jennifer West
Film strips, skateboarding, paint and a video camera. Four fairly unusual ingredients but Jennifer West’s recipes are tried and tested and no doubt this weekend’s live project will live up to our expectations of deliciousness. Staged in the magnificent Turbine Hall, a team of skateboarders will ‘traverse paint and ink-covered film strips, their wheels scraping into the celluloid and marking their movements in complex and psychedelic patterns’.

The footage taken at the live event will become the following evening’s feature film, along side a selection of West’s previous cinematic work. Inspired by urban mythology, folklore and popular culture Los Angeles resident West is renowned for never editing her films, which lend themselves to being mysteriously hypnotic, fast paced and a bit out of this world.

Friday 22 May 2009, 19.00–20.30
Skate the Sky Melon Grab Film
Performance
Turbine Hall
Saturday 23 May 2009, 19.00–20.30
Wheels, Ink Ho-Ho’s and Melon: Films by Jennifer West
Film screening
Starr Auditorium

Robert Morris: bodyspacemotionthings
38 years ago last month, the Tate was under the spotlight for a controversial exhibit by installation artist and sculptor Robert Morris. The series of sculptures, made up of tunnels, balls, platforms and slopes, were purposefully designed to be interacted with and posed something of an assault course for those engaging with them. The huge public and media interest mounted when the gallery was forced to close its doors after just 4 days due to injury from the unexpected over-enthusiasm on the part of the general public.

Fast forward to 2009 and a recreation of the exhibit based upon Morris’ original plans but using contemporary materials such as plywood, stone and steel plate arrives this weekend at the Tate and will surely prove to be a focal point of The Long Weekend. New York based Robert Morris is a highly regarded and respected man in his field, and not only famous for his daring interactive exhibitions but choreographs, performs, paints, draws and writes.

Friday 22 May 2009, 10.00–22.00
Saturday 23 May 2009, 10.00–22.00
Sunday 24 May 2009, 10.00–18.00
Monday 25 May 2009, 10.00–18.00

What will you be Doing Your Self this Bank Holiday weekend?
Ioannis Dimitrousis‘ penchant for traditional crocheting is given a futuristic fetish spin in his new collection.

Skintight, what is ed flesh-exposing, case fine-knit cocktail dresses that wouldn’t look out of place in Mad Max’s Thunderdome were the key staple of the collection – interwoven with swathes of thin chains and at one point, illness hundreds of silver needles. The palatte was a mix of greys and blacks – with flashes of silver complementing the chainwork. The one and only misfire was when the dresses went below the knee and were interpreted as high-shine, silver fishtail skirts – so skintight and unyielding they left the models staggering forward on the catwalk…

The womenswear collection was supported by a selection of menswear pieces that carried the chainwork theme into exagerrated, masculine silhouettes; the best look undoubtedly being a series of armadillo-shouldered bomber jackets akin to a mainstream Gareth Pugh…

Romina Karamanea‘s A/ W 09 collection offered us an under-stated selection of dresses in stone, medicine matt-black and red-wine as well as hotpant catsuits, store with a young and more edgy vibe. The models were detached and robotic with silver glitter make-up, leaving an overall edgy and urban feel as they stomped through the show. The collection stood out with short hemlines that were both soft and seductive, allowing for a subtle yet powerful feminine form to be revealed.
Karamanea used only three colours – stone, black and red, which was a simple combination, leaving you to examine the form of the garments. Suede was consistent throughout all the outfits, appearing soft to the touch but also structured. The looks were finished off with coordinating killer patent heels.

Her futuristic designs filled with clean cuts drew attention to the neck and shoulders with use of piping creating structured original shapes that were intriguing to the eye. The intricate shoulder details stood proudly, reminiscent of 1950′s sci-fi combined with power shoulders for the modern day.
Corseted waists also emphasised the feminine shape to offer a seductive silhouette. The collection incorporated the human anatomy, with emphasis on the femininity of the wearer. It was a well-received and coherent collection that was unusual, accomplished and brilliantly ready to wear.

It was only a few seasons ago that the Vauxhall Fashion Scout welcomed newcomer and rising talent, find Christopher Kane…and now it seems, health fresh London College of Fashion graduate, William Tempest is taking his place and following in his footsteps at alarming fashion speed. He has designed pieces for Madonna, while Cheryl Cole has recently been spotted in his apparel.
Hype and excitement regarding his newest collection was ubiquitous; the audience in itself seemed an expression of this, anticipation struck all sorts of famous faces including that of Hilary Alexander, Fashion Editor at The Telegraph, a handful of Vogue editors, Colin McDowell and the lovely Emma Watson, who has been seen to be wearing custom-made Tempest dresses.

Structure was crucial and all of Tempest’s designs revolved around this concept, creating a fierce yet not intimidating series of architectural silhouettes. We saw strapless dresses, with tight bodices that then dramatically billowed downwards after the waistline. Fitted blazers splashed with an array of bright colours were paired with simple, straight-legged black trousers.
William Tempest seemed particularly keen on a strange yet highly original print- it was used in regular doses throughout the collection and provided an antithesis to his otherwise calmer, more subdued pieces. While difficult to describe, it was a print that seem to lie between the realms of tye-dye and acid wash, while maintaining a modern artistic vibe. It was a contemporary take on an eighties print and resembled sporadic, faded paint splatters.

Highlights included the large, structured knee-length coats, whose exaggerated and stiff standing lapels and collars seemed to defy gravity in itself. Furthermore, the “lava dresses” with their tight bodices and layered, puffy floor length skirts looked lavishly other-wordly.
Shoes were understated, accessories were non-existent, instead Tempest encouraged us to concentrate on his clothes. The show was the closest to artistic expression that I have seen yet, and when the music stopped and people started to leave, I noticed Emma Watson scurry backstage…probably to greet Tempest himself…and I couldn’t help but to want to run after her and congratulate him too.

‘Urban Holographic’ was this year’s brief for the Fashion Awareness Direct student competition at the Vauxhaul Fashion Scout tent. Hmm yes…not quite sure what that means? Think 2001: A Space Odyssey, ailment and outlandish 60′s visions of a future generation living in space. By now we should all be floating about in pods, dosage preserving our eyeballs in liquid nitrogen, search and consuming our daily calorie intake with a single tablet (I’m sure that will go down well with the fashion crowd). Unfortunately Stanely Kubrick’s futuristic hopes have not materialised. But the aesthetics and fashion sense of this genre, known as ‘Retrofuturism,’ are still a major design inspiration.

Fourteen finalists from ten UK universities/colleges took part in the show. Each student presented two ‘uniforms’ for galactic hosts/hostesses. Baby-faced William Tempest (he can’t be older that eleven) announced the winners. Camilla Kennedy from Birmingham University received the 2nd runner up prize with her duo that wouldn’t look out of place on any high street.: a red playsuit with harem shorts and nipped in waist, and a tailored silver lame jacket with severe shoulders with black leather leggings.

First runner up was Felicity Baggett with her menswear collection of subtle planetry prints and heat moulded spheres. I don’t know what it is about award ceremonies that gets me. While everyone scoffed and cringed, I gasped breathlessly right by Kate Winslet’s side. So finding myself sitting immediately next to the mother of the 1st runner up was just too overwhelming. At the first whiff of a proud beaming Mrs Bagget, I sobbed uncontrollably.

It got worse when they announced the winner, Madrid-born Ana Belen Moreno. Her parents, who were sporting fabulous matching pastel pink sweaters and were filming the show on their camcorder, screamed. Yes that’s right all you reserved English people who hate over emotional acceptance speeches at the Oscars, they screamed and yelped and jumped in joy. It was beautiful. I really, really wanted to join them. Their daughter’s designs were definitely worth their enthusiastic appraisal. The two garments were striking and skilfully made, combining Tie –dye ‘cosmic cloud print’ with digital Op-Art and structured tailoring. Any intergalactic space steward would be proud to wear them.

By all accounts, generic Moriarty, price have played in a mental institution, unhealthy a prison, a night train, a ruined Tuscan castle and the streets of Paris. Not a bad roster of esoteric locations, helping them live up to their namesake, protagonist of On The Road, the seminal bohemian road-novel. By comparison, Le Bistro at the French Institute, which I found a bizarre venue at the time, seems a fairly tame location. Not since I lived in Paris have I encountered a chicer gig audience, Moriarty are very popular in their native France and the shiny South Kensington petit France gang were out in force to see them.

The clean, brightly-lit café shouldn’t have been this band of multi-national, raggle-taggle bohemians’ natural habitat – from their pretty and haunting folk-cum-blues-cum-cabaret-jazz music you feel they’d be more at home in dusty small-town Wild West – but they do a pretty good job of engaging their audience, perhaps because, in the flesh, they are not actually too far removed from them. Live, the more smoky jazz bar elements of the music override the rest, mostly due to the dominance of singer Rosemary’s clear but caramel-smooth voice and the decadent jewel tones of her dress. There are also shades of Nouvelle Vague in their cute French cover of Depeche Mode’s Enjoy The Silence – Frenchy, smoky cover of 80s classic. Another highlight is Private Lily, which they add enjoyable background to when they explain that it was written about a young cousin who decided, controversially, to join the army.

On the whole, the band’s inter-song patter was engaging and witty, and just foreign enough to be cool whilst international enough to be lucid and funny. However, there were some slightly irritatingly contrived ‘comic’ moments in the performance, although these still went down pretty well with most of the audience, suggesting that maybe those clichés about French farce are true. However, they were doing all they could to overcome the slightly antiseptic environs of the occasion, which acted like a fluorescent light, highlighting everything, good and bad, unlike the normal, slightly fuzzier and dingier gig experience. Taking this into consideration, it was a really entertaining show by a band that I would definitely look out for in future.

Written by Prudence Ivey, Illustrations by Christina Cerosio on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 5:03 pm

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Not as impressive as their first output, more about mind not as depressive as their comeback, ask their third album manages to have some really solid hits while they explore their own roots and bring the angular guitars back. Unfortunately, site the excessive number of fillers making the experience less pleasant than it should be. You can’t blame them for trying. Their new songs see them trying to sound like their old selves – back when they had enough dancefloor anthems to make Franz Ferdinand jealous, and a major behind after them. After being dropped by their label because of News And Tributes, the second album which lacked the material which made them interesting in the first place, they had no option but to go back and give us their best impression of The Jam playing punk versions of Beach Boys songs. In The Beginning of the Twist, Radio Heart and Broke Up the Time they show that they still have what it takes to create shiny pop-dance songs. So what am I forgetting to mention? Oh, yes, the bad songs on the album. The ones that sound like a pastiche of themselves; soulless use of guitar and drums (as well as their accent – which we all liked) making me wonder where the energetic, meaningful two minutes of punk madness went. It could’ve been their chance to make it via their self made label, but regrettably This is Not the World could only be a good if it was an EP.

The member of Black Ghosts‘ solo project Lord Skywave is steeped in biographical influences and sways into the worlds of pop, and dub reggae and avant-garde electronica. Then again, order when you look at Simon Lord’s musical career you can see why his solo project is such a multi-genre mish mash.

Perhaps the most heartwarming part of this album is his extensive use of his families musical past. He samples the music his grandmother used to make so many moons ago. After a summer of visiting his grandfather’s house and going through his collection of old reel-to-reel tape recordings and 78′s, pilule he had an entire archive of her fantastically composed sweep off-your-feet instrumentals to work with.

As well as this, all the electronic bass sounds on the album were produced using the Lord Skywave synthesizer which was built by Simon’s dad in the 70′s, and only 10 were made. Which I find hard to believe with such a tantalizing name, surely there must have been more demand!

I don’t know about you, but I find all this absolutely fascinating, and such a refreshing change from the majority of music, which can sometimes can appear to be something of a soulless, money grabbing, dried out husk.

It’s so hard to pinpoint my favourite tracks on this album because it’s all so diverse and to start comparing them makes my retinas hurt. I think what I find so gripping about his style is his voice. At points it’s heartbreak in a sound wave and at others it‘s the happy morning shower singing that I thought only really occured in plays set in New York in the 1950′s.

Even though Simon Lord is an established musician, as both an ex-member of Simian and current half of The Black Ghosts, this album sets him apart from all his previous endeavors. It sounds like Prince if he was quintessentially British. What more can I say?

I’d seen the Amarylas a couple of weeks ago at an Oxjam night at Brixton’s Windmill and had been pleasantly surprised. Heading over to Islington’s hallowed pharmacy +Greater+London, what is ed +UK&fb=1&view=text&latlng=469594232395886090″target=”_blank”>Hope & Anchor, it was time to reacquaint myself with their psychedelia infused sound.

Tonight they were the opening act on the bill, so the venue was still pretty quiet, which was a shame. A guitar based four-piece, led by mop haired singer Luke Segura, they blend that classic, slightly psychedelic pop whimsy of Syd Barrett or Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake-era Small Faces with a Clash inspired New Wave edge. Basically, what Pete Doherty might sound like if he didn’t have quite so many, er, distractions!

For all of you still mourning the passing of the Libertines, make sure you check out the Amarylas when they play a venue near you.

Calling all budding fashion designer’s, adiposity Carla Fernandez, medicine founder of the leading ethical label, there Taller Flora, is giving designers the opportunity to jet over to Mexico to become part of her team for five months.

After winning the British Council’sInternational Young Fashion Entrepreneur Award, Carla has been rewarded with a cash prize to spend on a project which both tailors to her specific interests and contributes to developing the relationship between her country and the UK. The Mexican designer has chosen to give a printed textile designer and menswear designer from the UK the fantastic opportunity of working with herself and the Taller Flora team on two lines of clothing in Mexico in August 2008.

This is not, however, for someone who just likes the idea of sipping tequilas in the sun. The menswear candidate will work with Carla to develop tailoring within the range while the textile designer will help out on her printed textile designs.

Requirements for the menswear applicants:

Should have a BA or MA in fashion or be a talented designer.
Demonstrable competence of pattern cutting is mandatory
Ability to work independently
Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
Knowledge of and an interest in ethical fashion
Knowledge of Spanish would be an asset
Must be a resident in the UK.

And the requirements for the textile applicants:

Should have a BA or MA in textile design or be a talented print designer
Excellent freehand drawing skills
Knowledge of Photoshop is mandatory
Silk screening experience
Ability to work independently
Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
Knowledge of and an interest in ethical fashion
Knowledge of Spanish would be an asset
Must be a resident in the UK.

Sound like you? Designers interested in the project are asked to send a short (no longer than 300 words) written statement outlining why they want to be part of this project, up to 12 images of their work, their CV and the details of one of their references, to Alison.Moloney@britishcouncil.org or Carla Fernandez at carla@flora2.com by 16th June 2008.

For more info visit the British Council website.

Good Luck!

JUNE

Wednesday 11th

HEALTH at Korova, abortion Liverpool
Emmy the Great, web Diane Cluck, buy information pills younghusband at Cargo, London
White Williams at Puregroove Records, London
The Dodos at Night and Day Cafe, Manchester
I Was A Cub Scout at Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Semifinalists at Amersham Arms, London
Beach House, Fleet Foxes at ULU, London

Thursday 12th

Gnarls Barkley at Bush Hall, London
The Dodos at Crawdaddy, Dubin
O Children, S.C.U.M. at Puregroove Records, London

Friday 13th

Little Boots at Club Pony w/Midfield General, Sheffield
Sportsday Megaphone at Club NME @ Sin City, Swansea
Wild Beasts at Cross Keys, London

Saturday 14th

Deerhunter, High Places at Dublin Vicar Street
Leonard Cohen at Irish Museum Of Modern Art, Dublin
Meltdown – Massive Attack, Fuck Buttons at Royal Festival Hall, London
Sportsday Megaphone at Club NME at Welly Club, Hull

Sunday 15th

The Twilight Sad at Edinburgh Bongo Club
The Sugars at Fleece, Bristol

On Monday evening Ethic held the award ceremony for it’s annual ethical fashion competition in London.

Being one of the hottest days this year, buy I arrived at the uba trendy Fashion and Textile Museum feeling slightly harassed having endured 10 minutes of the rush hour on London’s sweaty central line. Thankfully I quickly located the bar and after gladly helping myself to a chilled white wine and tasty mini tuna baguette I was ready to fully immerse myself in the show

Now in its second year, more about The Ethic Competition is a contest open to over 150 fashion courses in the UK. Students were given the brief of designing a garment under £100 which addressed a key issue surrounding ethical fashion (eg fair-trade, organic materials, recycling, animal friendly or innovative environmentally friendly new materials), while still maintaining elements of current trends.

While I’d admit that none of the finalist’s work could be worn beyond the museums four walls, credit has to be given to the students for managing to produce garments that were at least visually appealing and a pleasure to watch on the catwalk. Design team Reduce, Reuse, Recycle managed to create a strapless full skirted gown using just newspaper, bubble wrap, bin bags and scrap pieces of recycled material.

The winners, and admittedly my favourites, were Nicole Da Silva and Phong Nguyen from Hackney Community College, who used second hand materials and clippings from the BBC website to address the issue of recycling while still managing to incorporate this season’s obsession with volume and ruffles in an extravagant tiered wedding gown.

Once the winners had taken their lap of honor and the buffet started to fizzle out, I made tracks to leave feeling very inspired and I must admit, a little merry!

Whether you’re eco-minded, page bemused by the concept, price or like me, help just generally confused; scribble down in your diaries ‘Climate Forum’, which is happening this weekend! The event includes a huge range of 50+ seminars with speakers varying from Michael Meacher MP, Tony Jupiter (Director Friends of the Earth UK) to George Galloway MP. But, you’ll not be listening to others all day as workshops, art, music, performance, stalls and exhibitions allow you to get stuck in straight away. There’s even a Saturday night party ‘Climate Caper’ at the Synergy Centre for those groovy rebel campaigners wanting to throw some shapes.

The event is organised by the group CCC (‘Campaign against Climate Change’) who seek to raise awareness about the gravity and urgency of global warming. They aim to get people together, forming street campaigns, pushing for a reduction in global emissions. The first day’s plenary is: ‘Are we losing the race against climate catastrophe?’ where workshops will investigate solutions such as climate justice, biodiversity and even ‘Youth and climate change: Campaigning for our future’ (so all you raging student activists with burning questions to ask-note this down)! Sunday will consequently focus on ‘Climate change from around the world’ where speakers will be holding a selection of workshops, including: ‘direct action’, ‘climate change, energy and health’, ‘combined networks’ and many more.

One workshop that pinpricked my interest was: ‘Youth and climate change: Campaigning for our future’ with Abigail Jabines of Greenpeace on Saturday. In a 2007 seminar in Sydney she stated that a one-metre sea level rise would result in 700 million square metres of land where 15 out of 16 regions’ coastlines would be affected. Not only does risen sea levels effect eco systems but it also has immediate consequences for small communities ill equipped to deal with climate changes.

The assortment of workshops happening throughout the weekend range from the political (‘Energy and Anarchy: why we need to escape from market-based thinking’), economical (‘Climate change and your bank’), political (‘Direct Action’), to spiritual (‘Faith and Climate Change’). One organiser told me the objective of the Weekend was to ‘raise awareness and forge a community of people who care about these issues; through political action as well as individual choices’. Her sunny outlook imparted a sense of positivity in me, as in the words of Abigail Jabines in her lecture; ‘We can do something. The window for action is getting very slim and the time to act is now.’

The line-up tonight does appear a little bit thrown together, page as all the bands don’t really lead on from one another. What Would Jesus Drive kick off the night’s proceedings. I’ve yet to decide on how feel about bands who get their names from bumper stickers, but judging a band by their favored car trinkets should always be avoided. This duo and their drum machine manage to put on a quirky live show of American tinged indie rock that seems to entertain this crowd at least.

Next on the bill is Polka Party, who offer a perfectly enjoyable bunch of pop songs with more southern drawl and dandy temperament than you could shake a stick at. Their latest single ‘Japanese Haircut’ is almost perfect indie disco fodder and it certainly had one girl at the front pulling Agyness Dean style pouts for the camera. I think this must be how indie music is rated nowadays.

Dananananaykroyd stole the show quite easily, though it’s not their style to do things effortlessly. The energy from their live show was infectious, and I’d have to say the catalyst for this was their duo of drummers. Facing opposite ways they dual perpetually, and the effect is almost hypnotic. Thankfully there is a large distraction from all the fun drumming in the form of the ever so brash lead singer. His microphone seemed to be broken for the majority of the set, but he truly didn’t care, and neither did I. He was shouting so loud that you could get the jist of what he might sound like if the microphone was working, and his flailing was for more interesting than any type of lyrics. I’d like to think of him as a lead flailer than a lead singer.

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