Need Your Love So Bad opened the show on a sweltering night at the
Brandling Villa. Henry’s Swing Club house band the Lounge Lizards didn’t play
too long, preferring a pint out of the spotlight. They hung around long enough
to let Dave Heslop rattle the keys on Chuck Berry’s Reelin’ and Rockin’.
Thinman (a thin man guitar and
vocals fronted trio) played post punk tunes (including original material) with well
crafted monotone vocals. Craft beers vied with local micro brewery favourites
on the bar. Mordue IPA won hands down.
Meanwhile, the main attraction (the
reason to be in South Gosforth first Tuesday
in the month) had arrived. Mick Cantwell (vocals and tenor sax) tore into Messin’ with the Kid backed by some
smokin’ organ from Heslop. Stormy Monday
Blues then Sonny Boy’s Help Me, then he was gone. Cantwell is the real deal,
make no mistake. If he turns up next month – Tuesday 5 August – you will be
amazed. Be there.
Russell.
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