28/12/2008 Love & a .45 @ The 12 Bar Club

Subject	Love & a .45 @ The 12 Bar Club
PostedDate	12/28/2008
	It's that dead week between Christmas Day and New Year and there isn't much going on.  Once the usual Christmas family obligations have been dealt with there's no work for over a week - it's the ideal time for gigs and partying.  Only there's nothing much happening.  Apart from tonight at the 12 Bar Club that is. Love and a .45 are playing a late set so I don't rush to get down there. Unfortunately I arrive when Dirty Love have nearly finished their set - I'd forgotten they were playing, otherwise I'd have got down there earlier. As usual, things are running late - meaning Love and a .45 don't take to the stage until well after the time they are due on.  This pop/punk outfit from Tottenham continue to improve each time I see them. Their set is very lively, and nearly includes a cover of the Thunders/Ramones classic 'Chinese Rocks' - only they change their mind just as they start playing it! Oh well, I saw L.A.M.F. UK play the song at this same venue only a few days ago anyway. Singer Kate Moritz is looking very glamorous in a black sparkley dress and fur coat - a marked change from her usual more punky attire. Kate said a few minutes before the band started their set that she was freezing cold - in spite of wearing a fut coat! All her jumping about onstage obviously still fails to warm her up much as the coat stays on. Just. It being a Sunday the tube stops running early, so unfortunately I have to leave before the end of the band's set.