Saturday 23rd April - Hard-Fi, Boy Kill Boy and Turismo at Sweet n Sour, Silhouette Club By Dick Spring Photo Gallery By Darren Rogers

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Photograph Gallery   Turismo Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Gallery 3,    Boy Kill Boy Gallery,    Hard-Fi Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    People Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Gallery 3.

On arrival at the front of the club I find a queue waiting to get in, so this must be some measure of the demand for this show tonight (oh, the power of hype) though a top ten single can't have helped the headline band's cause at all! It was indeed packed out, it took me twenty minutes to get a drink, which is something that needs to be addressed by the venue (I wasn't the only one waiting some time).

Anyway, back to the music, and Turismo were already well into their stride by the time I got in, and though somewhat ragged tonight, their near constant gigging schedule has made it look intentional. I was informed by the drummer (Rich) that they had actually played a gig in Leeds earlier and rushed back to play this one. A rapturous and enthusiastic response was elicited from the audience, as befits one of the biggest bands in the city right now. They have a few good tunes in their armoury, to elevate them above the melee of indie bands, which brings me to the second band tonight - Boy Kill Boy.

With such a bad generic indie by numbers name, and a sound, as bad, they were shit! Competent playing, but no songs or discernable image/style. They will probably get signed, as that is generally the way since the major labels really wouldn't know a good band if it came up and bit them on the nose. Indeed there is so much talent in Hull right now, of ALL genres, that a label could pick up an entire roster.

But I digress, let me get to the main band tonight. Having listened to their new single earlier in the day, I have to admit that it was OK but did not grab me by the neck and shake the hell out of me. But hearing a few more of their songs, I was impressed.

Whilst I'm not sure they will achieve greatness, they have some good songs, though with poor stage presence, and a look that seemed very contrived, and another fucking shit name! I suggest The Calculators as a possible replacement. I did actually enjoy them. They are riding a crest of a wave of new bands such as The Departure and The Bravery that evoked memories of the early to mid eighties post punk/electronic sounds pioneered by the likes of A Flock of Seagulls but with the guitars of The March Violets.

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Photograph Gallery   Turismo Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Gallery 3,    Boy Kill Boy Gallery,    Hard-Fi Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    People Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Gallery 3.

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