Monkeys and all ...

I've been busy these past few nights starting last Friday when I managed to get a ticket for the Arctic Monkeys gig at the Astoria. I haven't actually seen the band since spring 2005 when I was lucky enough to watch them play at a small venue in Manchester called Jabez Clegg just as they were about to become the biggest band in the country. Since then they have moved on so much and the new songs were spot on and they have developed a heavier sound that's reminiscent of early QOTSA and DFA1979 which is great in my book. After this show I headed over to Koko to watch US punk band Stalkers that are the New York equivalent of Towers of London so enough said. Then Ra Ra Riot followed them up (as I mentioned in my last post) and from then on I don't remember anything that happened until I woke up on Sunday afternoon. 

 I wasn't back in the game until last night and after meeting friends in Soho I headed to the Metro for a glimpse a a band called Jersey from Leicster, they were a bit dull and despite the singer having a good voice he didn't have the songs to compliment it. From then I went to check out a band called The Draytones - signed to 1965 Records - for the first time and really enjoyed their set. If you like merseybeat or are a fan of 60s garage bands like Standelles or Count Five you must check them out.