This weekend it’s
Wired at the Guildhall - Saturday!
Joe from DWJ sent me this review to whet your appetites! This Saturday remember - top line up with The Naturals, 1, 2, 3 & In, Yours & Dining With James
“This was part of Greenbelt’s Fresh Talent attraction but even so… When Dining With James entered the stage my jaw dropped. They must have an average age of around 13. Not surprisingly, my musical expectations were not high. However, as soon as they began playing I was in a state of astonishment for the second time. They played with an inventiveness and energy which was simply incredible for a band so young in years. They kicked off with a track which sounded like a cross between The Ramones and Franz Ferdinand, driving rock beats with a neat indie twinge which had heads in the crowd nodding and mouths smiling. Throughout they maintained their tightness with no rhythmical slip-ups at all, putting down simple but frustratingly catchy riffs, giving the stale indie-rock scene a much needed punky boost. Three songs through the set, the drummer joined his bandmates at the front of the stage with a drum and the band launched into an energetic instrumental interlude which had the audience clapping in support. Creative and lively, Dining With James had the audience almost dumbstruck at their potential.”
Wired 12 December 2009 show
The Naturals
They say: “We’re all best friends with each other and our songs are about girls, moles and being afraid of massive things.” We say they’re one of our favourite bands.
1, 2, 3 & In
Filling in for Kaiche who split up recently are this fresh sounding Devizes 5 piece. Comparisons with Jimmy Eat World from a certain promoter in Cheltenham bagged them a gig warming up for Wired at The 2 Pigs the week before our gig so go check them out then come see them again at Wired.
Yours
Another 3 piece Wired favourite. Eclectic, groovy, funky, hard-edged, no compromise musicians, performers and songwriters. “…breaktaking mish-mash of sounds, their genre-defying approach, their moderistic melee of bright dynamics make Yours something quite extraordinary, quite exceptional”
Dining With James
Creative and fearless complete with absolutely splendid homebrewed music videos that could become cult status. This is Wired’s junior band du jour.
