1/4/2023 The Priscillas @ The Night Owl

Bullet Bar the much missed Finsbury Park venue has recently reopened as The Night Owl. This is good news for me as it's one of the most easy to get to venues by public transport - I can see it from the train as it pulls into Finsbury Park Station, and the tube stops there too.

I guess you would call this an 'intimate' venue, but that's just right for some bands. The bar is shite though - no real ales and a poor selection of beers if you don't like lager. 🙄 Prices aren't particularly expensive, but it's another place I would never choose to drink in. That applies to most music venues though - pub venues included. However, The Priscillas are a band who can tempt me into such a place.

It's a very local 'home' gig for the band and the place is packed! This and the Holloway Road/Islington area is very much the Priscillas stamping ground - a fact they celebrate in their song about the area 'All The Way To Holloway' - see the short video above.

Singer Jenny Drag is the sole original  member of the band. Many members have passed through the ranks over the years, but in more recent times the lineup seems to have become more stable.

One thing that can always be relied on is that a Priscillas gig will be fun! The band look good and have bright catchy sounding tunes to match.

Jenny always brings the party to the show - she will never allow you to get bored if the Priscillas are in the room!

One of the good things about small venues like this is the atmosphere that a good band can generate. The home crowd are well up for it and determined to enjoy themselves - with their catchy tuneful pop tunes with a rock 'n' roll sound and punk attutude the Priscillas don't disappoint them.

The band show another string to their bow when they play their recent single Angela - an ode to the problems females face from predatory men. This song shows more depth to the band, but in a way that draws your attention to this matter with a well written song.

Thanks to The Priscillas for another good fun night out, and at a venue that is easy for many London people to get home from - or head into town for more fun if you haven't had enough already!