It’s been an odd couple of weeks. I’ve sadly parted ways with my band (boooo),  got my Masters results (yaaay!) and re-started rehearsals with The Stamp Collective (yaaaay!).  And I’ve even managed to go to 3 gigs (very different) in between – hence the whole 3-sided-coin analogy in the title…I’ve just completely forgotten to blog. Silly Lizzi, a slap on the wrist will be duly given to myself for that!

So: the past week has seen me totter off to Camden twice  – the first time to see the fabulous Lady Maisery  on Monday 1st October for gig #4  (eek, I really am behind…)  who enchanted the audience with their singing and diddling (click through to a wiki link if you don’t know what diddling is!).  Hannah, Hazel and Rowan’s voices blend beautifully – seeming to become one single voice when they sing in unison. A flawless gig, featuring a bansitar (“half a banjo, half a sitar and a bit o’vase), gorgeous harmonies and a serious lack of farmers ( although there were apparently a couple in Islington …) 

Gig #5 was the reason for my second trip to Camden of the week – this time to jump back across the other side of the spectrum to see Man Like Me  (supported by The Other Tribe, who were my main reason for going along.) In all honesty – there’s very little I can add to my previous post about The Other Tribe – they’re still fantastic, they can still get a crowd going…it was just a shame that their set wasn’t later in the evening so they could have had the bigger crowd. But y’know what? Just go and see them live. They’ve just announced their own headline tour – no excuses, now.  And as for Man Like Me – well, I went to the gig having only heard a few of their songs on YouTube…and left humming a couple of them. It seems I struck gold too – this was apparently their only gig with the full band line up.

And finally, gig #4 – last night I saw the Treacherous Orchestra  at Cargo, Shoreditch.  I first saw them at Sidmouth Folkweek over the summer and have been hoping to catch them again ever since. The energy these guys have is just incredible – 15 minute long tune sets and around an hour and a half of playing without a break? Myself and my friend were exhausted watching them. The venue should have been packed to capacity – but hopefully there’ll be another London gig sooner rather than later…

Right.  I’m off to another gig now. No rest for the wicked, eh!