Saturday night finds me back at the 100 Club for a pretty good bill. First up are the Continental Lovers - a band I finally saw for the first time at the Dublin Castle last summer. I thought they were pretty good and had a cool New York/punk/rock 'n' roll vibe going on, but could really use a second guitarist. They have since addressed that, and are definitely a better band as a result. Unfortunately the new guy is on the far side of the stage and can't be seen in my pictures, but he does bring some added depth to the sound..
Continental Lovers are finally the full package now with their expanded lineup - good songs and sound, plus image and stage presence.
The opening band are from Nottingham, but the second act hail from closer to home...
In fact The Vulz lead guitarist Gary Pearce actually resides in Barnet.
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The Vulz are straightforward UK style old school punk and very entertaining.
Headliners The Boys are genuine punk originals from the first wave of UK punk, and one of the very first to release an album - their self titled debut had some great tunes and earned them the well deserved title 'the Beatles of punk'.
Although currently only featuring two original members they are still a good live band with a great back catalogue. At first glance it appeared they had comedian Bill Bailey on lead guitar - again on the far side of the stage so not really visible in my pictures...
Can you spot a member of the infamous Hollywood Brats and later the legendary London SS excitedly pointing at his former Brats bandmate keyboard player Casino Steel?
All in all another pretty good night out for a reasonable price at one of London's best music venues. 😊
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