Out at a gig for the 4th night in a row - well what else am I gonna do? A good if crowded night at one of North London's more intimate venues. The former Bullet Bar now known as the Night Owl has maybe the best public transport links of any London music venue as it has both overground Great Northern and underground with both the Piccadilly and Victoria line running through Finsbury Park - you can actually see the venue from the GNR trains and the venue is literally right opposite the station. Needless to say, it is well served by buses too.
Madame Mutante are playing when I arrive. These gals have a rather decadent 1970's New York punk vibe. Some of them look familiar from other bands I've seen but their songs don't really grab me.
There are a
lot of people here to see
The Molotovs tonight. Their drummer Ice seems to have a noticeable entourage - which is interesting as siblings Matt and Issey on vox/lead vocals and bass respectively would seem to be the major force behind the band...
This is a band with a definite buzz going on - their Mod vibe with punk attitude reminds me strongly of The Jam on their first album. Which is a very good thing indeed.
Although Matt in particular seems to have a strong Mod image there is more going on than just that. There is a punk edge too - as demonstrated when I saw them play 'God Save The Queen' at a
Coronation related event in South London earlier this year.
The energy level on stage is
very high, but the musicianship is also excellent! This is a band who 'Mean it man'.
The Molotovs have a definite something about them that suggests they are going places - get to see them if you can because I don't think they will be playing small venues like this for much longer...
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