In last Friday's post I mentioned that me and my pals were off to see Lene Lovich that evening. This created a great deal of interest - well, two people commented but they were people of taste and distinction - so I thought I would report back on how it went.
It was great fun. Lene was everything you would hope for, still belting it out at the tender age of 74. The entire set was good but I particularly enjoyed her version of "Supernature", the Cerrone smash for which she wrote the lyrics a few years before becoming a star in her own right.
In her comment on the previous post C described Lene as a one-off, which is true but not for the lack of trying on the part of others. Both of the support acts, Das Fluff and SHH, had female singers whose look and sound were heavily influence by Lene. The evening could perhaps have been billed as 'The Three Lives of Lene Lovich'.
Emboldened by this adventure, me and Mr F decided to take a punt on a mystery gig at the Shacklewell Arms in London's fashionable Dalston on Tuesday. For £7.50 we were promised two support acts - Healthy Junkies and Rats-Tails - and some "very special guests" as headliners.
We genuinely had no idea who the mystery headliners were until we got to the gig, and I was delighted to discover it was Girl Ray. They were getting in some last minute practice before flying out today to start a 13 date US tour. If any of our readers happen to be near the Sultan Rooms in Brooklyn tomorrow (Friday) I recommend popping in to see them.
I will be checking the notices in our Casa de Povo to see if Girl Ray are putting on a gig here
ReplyDeleteYou get about sir.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good night.
Sounds like a couple of great nights - love that shot of Lene, looks like she's motioning right at you (a sort of "what did you just say, darling?" moment?)
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed Rats-Tails - reminded me a bit of Wolf Alice - and Healthy Junkies, ok so nothing that original but now I'm old and jaded I can just appreciate that young'uns are still doing it!
Have a great w/e in Amsterdam.
I agree with all of that apart from the bit about you being old and jaded, which is clearly nonsense.
DeleteHave a great time in Amsterdam, Ernie.
ReplyDeleteI rather think I first heard of Girl Ray (their killer track Trouble) from you but checking my iTunes (yep I meticulously record who I steal tracks from) it seems I shamelessly got it from YouTube. Girl is the only one of their albs I have so can't judge how poppy they've become. I'll look out for Prestige though.
ReplyDeleteYou can find SHH videos here: https://youtube.com/@dianahuarteSHH20?si=_Uky0fyrxVMyUDnt
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