Marrs Bonfire / Aura / The Donns The Gun Tavern (Worcseter) Sam Isaac mixes a blend of Badly Drawn Boy with the Magic Numbers to his Radiohead-feel set. Not really up my street so I bunked off his orchestral set on last week's extended Session and checked out a new promotion at the Gun Tavern in Worcester.
Too late for the opening act The Donns (who impressed me a couple of weeks ago) (They were their wonderful, tight, energetic, full on skanked up usual. You missed a great set.... chris - NJS) - I will try and catch you again soon guys - but just in time for local outfit Aura who are most definitely a cut above your usual metal-men. An excellent selection of riffs, a great frontman and some racy guitar harmonics work - plus a couple of choice covers 'Somebody To Love' (yes the Jefferson Airplane one) and the Small Faces 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It' - the brand of quality!! Best set I've ever heard from Bromyard boogie-boys Mars Bonfire with some A1 paradiddles thrown in. If you want hair, flares and hard-core rock'n'roll they're the outfit for you - but don't (like the geezer in front of me) try and take a phone call halfway through their set. What????
