1 June 2011
Battle of the bands
Venue: Purple Turtle
It wasn’t really a battle nor was there a winner determined by a panel of judges. It was however exciting, hot and fun with a climax that lifted us from our chairs to the dance floor. The bands that played that night include; Six Gun Gospel, Kieron Brown from Saintfearless, Dog Town and Bicycle Thief. Although this wasn’t the initial line up, the bands that performed delivered some great sounds and amazing vocals.
Six Gun Gospel was the first band on stage. They were great, unique and creative in terms of bringing together different sounds. They had a female vocalist, 2 guitarists, a drummer and a guy with a harmonica.
I am not an expert when it comes to music but I thought it sounded folklore- country- like. It personally worked for me. My favorite was the muddy waters song. They got that “mojo working” for sure.
On Facebook , Six Gun Gospel describes their music as Backwoods music to soothe deeply troubled souls. It does indeed calm you down.
Kieron Brown followed with an amazing solo. Not only does his presence please the eye (especially for the ladies) but he also has a great voice.
He won me over when he did a cover of one of Taxi violence’s songs
Unfortunately the other band members of Saintfearless couldn’t make it. This did not stop Brown from stealing the show though.
Dogtown and Bicycle Thief played after. Dogtown is like an Afrikaans band, they were also quite good. Bicycle Thief rocked it like they had been playing for years. They were more lively and forceful.
For more information on live gigs in Cape Town, check out the purple Turtle website,
http://www.thepurpleturtle.co.za/#.
It is defiantly worth checking out. Some of the bands above also do repeat performances.
For more information on Six Gun Gospel, check out the following sites;
One YouTube vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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