Man, I had a totally unintentional summer hiatus from gigs and ... it sucked. I got a few photoshoots in with bands which was cool, but it's nae the same issit?
Deary Me kicked the night off, harking back to 90s and 00s pop punk/skate punk that got the night bouncing before the sad bois hit the stage.
Deary Me Spotify
Deary Me Spotify
Palejoy ... Well, if you've seen their promo photos of unfathomable sadness in weird locations, I probably shot them, but this was the first time I managed to catch them live. As I said on the socials, I prefer my introspective sad music more folky, a la Mountain Goats, and I admit I dinna ken any of their inspirations but damn, they really brought it live, they had a real gravitas on stage and I was really impressed.
https://palejoy.bandcamp.com/
https://palejoy.bandcamp.com/
This Familiar Smile were the headliners, up from Ayrshire on their tour and it was a pleasure to have them in town. They really bounce around emo, pop punk + Indie, tying it all together with some good laughs and grand presence. Really brought me back to my early days finding all the subgenres of punk waay back when.
https://thisfamiliarsmile.bandcamp.com/album/late-night-conversations-with-god
https://thisfamiliarsmile.bandcamp.com/album/late-night-conversations-with-god
