Thursday 26th May The Bonnitts @ the Sesh Linnet and Lark By special guest Reviewer Lee - from www.Hullscene.com.

Photograph Gallery   Bobby Joyce   The Bonnitts Gallery 1   The Bonnitts Gallery 2

The Linnet and Lark on Princes Ave always seems to come into those back in the day conversations amongst my friends and its great to see that its made a major comeback as an original music venue in the city. This evening, The Sesh, masterminded by DJ and Promoter Mark, plays host to The Bonnitts who are currently building a solid reputation for themselves around the city.

An added incentive in the form of BBC filming has been offered to potential punters and the atmosphere is good as we arrive just after 8.30. After a few beers, an acoustic act is announced as Bobby Joyce. Standing on the bar foot-railings to see, the support is a solo performer who's decided to open with a Beatles cover.

This strikes me initially as disappointing because there are a growing number of original acoustic artists around the town but, to be fair, the cover is very good and I am impressed that the next song is an original composition. The set continues by combining covers with original material evidently pleasing the growing crowd. It's a confident and well-rehearsed performance involving some catchy original material and a naturally powerful voice.

The tactic of weaving covers into his set encourages the crowd to offer a friendly ovation when the set comes to a close. The Sesh is a great place to learn about what's going down in the Hull area in terms of music, as local original demo's get played throughout the night. So after enjoying listening to some first rate local talent, it's time for The Bonnitts to take to the stage.

It's good to see a bit of surging from the crowd as a punchy instrumental is the first offering of the set. It's one of those efforts that I am expecting just to explode into a raucous stomp but remains controlled, building crowd anticipation all the time. The Bonnitts looked relaxed as they burst into song number two. A good old musical assault on the senses is served up, a driven sound-scape which lifts the crowd inducing mass head bobbing and some subconscious pouting.

As the set continues, it is clear that the city needs acts like this who are breaking up the midweek punter apathy and perpetuating a convincing argument that gig's like this, atmospheres like this, should never be missed. Throughout the set, the crowd remains positively vocal, spurring the band on in both confidence and performance. The quality of musicianship is high, and the songs seem to have all the right parts in the right place.

The drumming is a highlight for me tonight as it's really galvanising the performance with a tightness that keeps the crowd stomping.

When the set comes to a close, the crowd really responds and although there are calls for more, the set is just the right length to have people wanting a little more. I left The Linnet having experienced something. Without sounding pretentious, there is a sort of underground feel to The Sesh. It probably lies in an excellent choice of band's and a DJ that isn't afraid to fuse local talent with proper alternative music. It's really, really worth a visit!

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