The Vasco Era, Whiskey GoGo's, The Battery Kids @ TheGovernor Hindmarsh (23/06/07)

Mon 25th Jun, 2007 in Gig Reviews

After building quite a reputation for guitar thrashing, drum kit smashing, bluesy, ballsy rock, The Vasco Era are never ones to disappoint. The show at the Governor Hindmarsh was no exception, being nothing short of a complete and utter love fest, and probably their best show in Adelaide to date.

Local band, The Battery Kids, who supported the Vasco Era on their last adventure to The Gov, started the night with their theatrical jazzy rock. With a few minor hiccups, such as bleeding fingers and a broken guitar string, they unfortunately had a bit of trouble keeping the crowd entertained throughout the entire set. After taking awhile to warm up the crowd, they soon lost them again when they reached some ballads, but were then able to redeem themselves (to some, others were busy taking Myspace shots of themselves) once more during their last couple of songs. One being a rendition of Stevie Wonders Master Blaster.

Whiskey Go Gos were next to grace the stage with their presence. And with a percussionist / back up singer resembling an afro-ed version of Thirsty Mercs Rai Thistlethwayte, and a lead singer with similar looks and voice to that of Kings of Leons front man Caleb Followill they were never going to disappoint. With their foot stompingly good tunes, sounding at times like a mash up of KOL and T Rex with some of the most interesting lyrics ever to be heard in a song, they were the best choice to warm up the crowd for The Vasco Era. Their last couple of songs were the ultimate for them. One featuring some yodelling (bands should yodel more often), and then their popular single True Love to take it out, in which, they proceeded to break it down 4 -5 times. Each time getting the crowd even more geared up for what was to come.

When it came to the Vasco Era’s turn, there was still quite an elated buzz from The Whiskey Go Gos set. After starting off slow and quiet, with a lone shoeless Sid playing and singing, then in vast contrast to a thrashing, smashing, drum kit knocking seconder. Sid even managed to keep his gravely, husky voice for the whole entire set. This is no mean feat, considering the amount of hell he puts those vocal cords through. Whilst playing pretty much any and every song starting with the word When off the album Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside, as well as some of the older songs from their EP(s), they kept the moshing crowds heart rate up to maximum. It all had to come to a crashing down end and it did(literally).

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