28/1/2010 The Crave @ the Purple Turtle

Subject	The Crave @ the Purple Turtle
PostedDate	1/28/2010
	Another gig I ended up going to at short notice. I saw The Crave at Sonisphere and was impressed - one of the best new bands I've seen in a while. I was vaguely aware of this gig, but had forgotten about it due to being pretty busy with a lot of other things at the moment. Then when I found out about this show on the day, it coincided with my plans to move apparently coming crashing down in flames, so I felt like getting out of the house and drowning my sorrows for the night.  So I find myself at the Purple Turtle, not expecting it to be that busy. Wrong!  It's a four band bill and the place is busier than I've seen it for a long time. Lots of familiar faces and it's like going back a couple of years to when there used to be regular nights of quality rock bands at the this venue.  There is quite a good band playing when I arrive - The Mercy House I think. They seem to have a bit of a following anyway, as do The Crave who are on last. From the minute they start their first song they sound a distinct cut above most other bands around - very classy. Good songs and musicianship. If the singer keeps changing his hairstyle so often he's bound to find a decent one eventually - who knows, that might just be the final ingredient to push The Crave into stardom? In the meantime, this band perform really well and sound great - you never know, they might just make it. Certainly ones to watch when they go out on tour with Heaven's Basement soon - that will be a strong bill.