Saturday night and there was only one place to be - another
special night down at the Hobgoblin-
boomboxLive
This was a taster night for the Boombox 2014 festival which
explodes on the 21st June 2014 at Brooklands College in Ashford. It was rammed.
These are the people behind it;
They support and help young bands
in Spelthorne and here’s the Boombox festival site itself;
http://boomboxlive.co.uk
http://boomboxlive.co.uk
As ever Facebook is probably the best
way to get to them – you can find that for yourself.
The Hob was heaving – lots of
young people and not a few proud parents in the audience.
I was late so only caught the end
of the two acoustic duos that started it all off but then you’re going to the
festival anyway – you can catch them there?
This is ‘Chasing Cara’;
Playing their own thoughtful
stuff (indie with teeth) and ending up with a lively song for Ian Curtis. I
nearly used the word nice there – that wouldn’t do, not for Ian.
Here’s their lead.
I was watching them play and
thinking back to the bleak, monochrome/beige world
of Joy Division where nothing much ever happened…this really is a different time and place.
Helping me snap out of that
thought was the shockwave coming from 'Room 4';
And yes, in real life they are all
smaller than they look here.
Big sound though.
Big sound though.
A complete rocket powered,
duel-exhaust, nitro-fuelled blast of heavy metal. Mainly their own stuff but
ending up with Motorhead’s Ace of Spades.
Now those who know me know that
metal is never going to be my thing (don't start me off about Lemmy) but if it’s your thing you’d better watch out for this lot.
What really frightens me is that they are going to grow.
What really frightens me is that they are going to grow.
A sheer wall of sound and as it
got louder you can see that I got pushed further and further back by the crowd.
Finally a real treat for me, although
they’ve been around quite a while now;
All their own material, lots of
energy;
Lots of beat and a crowd getting more excited by the minute
They are definitely on my list.
If you weren’t there you missed
quite a night.
The secret?
It was all put together by people
who give a #.
So if you’re teenage you should definitely be putting Boombox in your diary now – it’s going to
be quite a day and you get to see bands who are going to be something in the years to come.
If you’re in a local band you
need to be contacting the links I’ve posted here – these people can help you.
And the Hob donated the door
takings to the festival, isn’t that a nice thing to do?
As I said, people who give a #
For a slideshow and better quality, click on any photo.
Neil Harris
(a don’t stop till you drop
production)
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Contact: neilwithpromisestokeep@gmail.com
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