Say Nothing have everything a punk band should have at the moment heavy guitar distortion and screamed lyrics, to keep me entertained for at least three songs. The band’s drummer plays like Meg White on speed, whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you - he is simple, effective and sweats alot. What more could you ask for from a drummer? The thing with a band like Say Nothing, is you really have to be into the music they are playing, or your not going to be kept amused for too long. Unless the band members conduct physically entertaining antics, which Say Nothing did do alot of the time. After their set I see the lead singer wondering around in a Blondie top, so Say Nothing are a GREAT band!

The Scare set up next, which is the band i’m most interested in seeing tonight. They have mixed alot of different genres that are popular at the moment, I’m not sure whether that is absolute genius or musical suicide. Once the synthesiser starts to sound, I like them already and I come to the conclusion that they’re a Kings of Leon/ synthesiser/screaming man who twirls his microphone/a really good drummer. Sound like a good combination? Well, it is actually. The band have enough heavy guitars and hard drumming to keep eyelined punk fans happy, but enough structure and Strokes like appearance, to keep your average indie geek happy too.

The band appear as being really tight and seem aware of what each other are doing. If technical problems occur (the bass player had a bit of trouble) they cover for each other well. Finishing altogether so abruptly, the audience don’t know whether the song is actually done or not and no one wants to be the idiot who claps before the song finishes. So a lot of the time they didn’t receive a clap, serves them right for being so “professional”. Their last song was by far the best, no one was on the dance floor so the band took matters into their own hands. Luke taking to the floor himself, while the other members rattled around the stage. The fact that none of the five front members didn’t fall off the stage, was amazing in itself.

Sydney band Irrelevant seem to have a small cult following here, they obviously look a bit older then the two previous bands. They are definitely the most hardcore punk sounding band of the three and really go for it on all levels. Besides the lead singer, none of them are obviously punk looking guys, which means they rely purely on their music to support them, which is getting to be more and more unusual in the music industry these days. Their music holds up nicely and I can hear why they would be doing well in this music scene, their drumming is fast, the guitars are fierce and the lead singer, along with screaming, actually has a good singing voice as well. If all the lead singers, out of all the bands tonight were to have a, “who has the best scream and who can hold it for the longest” competition, lead vocals of Irrelevent would win it, he can hold a perfect sounding scream for a damn long time.

Not much talking in between songs from Irrelevant, except one comment about the Scare being gay, ahh who needs enemies when you have punk rockers as friends. After a scream here, a scream there and a scream everywhere, the half filled Rev punk fans go home happy and I go home and listen to Missy Higgins.