Thursday night is music night in Newcastle - or so it sometimes seems! Last night there were four known gigs within walking distance or at least a short bus ride. There may have been more.
We opted for Hoochie, it was free, close to my bus stop (it was precipitating down) and a London based band featuring an amazing saxophone player made it a no-brainer, for me that is. Others may have had different priorities or maybe they used a different bus route but the room wasn't full.
Nevertheless, the band, who were on tour and launching their current album Nylon Man, weren't deterred and gave a knock 'em dead performance that was as much rock as it was jazz but with enough of each genre to keep all but the most dyed-in-the-wool purist happy.
Great vocals from Marelli, wild sax from Liddard, sound solos from keys, bass and drums made for an evening that drew plenty whoops and hollers all washed down with copious amounts of London Pride.
The album review will follow shortly - Lance
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