'An onstage bust-up has reminded me why going to small gigs is great - for the opposite reason'
We should probably caveat that. It's more accurate to say it was a hell of a month for Mancunian gigs which didn't finish.
The wall-to-wall coverage of Sam Smith's show was perhaps unsurprising, given how big of a name theirs is. But The View - who most will have remembered for some mid-noughties hits - almost certainly would have not got the airtime without the on-stage scrap. But it took 'Children, My England' to really get fans going, and that's something which shows the trajectory the group are on. Only starting out in 2021, they’ve already gained support from Steve Lamacq, Radcliffe & Maconie and Chris Hawkins on BBC Radio 6 Music, John Kennedy on Radio X, Gary Crowley on BBC Radio London, Dave Monks on BBC Introducing in Merseyside and plays across Amazing Radio.
Brimming with talent, the set features a flute, saxophone, drums, violin, accordion, keys and guitars - electric, acoustic and bass, the last of which is played with a bow at points - while each member takes turns singing. Somehow, they've maintained the magic, albeit with more folk and less Klezmer, while sounding just as dramatic.
Over the course of the next hour and a half, Dwyer is a snarling, shredding ball of garage rock energy, leading his men through an absolutely relentless set that seldom sees them come up for air. Dual drummers Dan Rincon and Paul Quattrone spend much of the evening locked in a battle for who can rattle the kit the loudest as Dwyer seamlessly leads the group through psychedelic grooves and punk rock freak-outs, inspiring a mosh pit that is open throughout.
The May 19 gig left nothing on the table. The sax had been weaponised as an extra bass drum by bar the first bar, singer Harry Wilkinson's shirt was off by the second song, and the crowd were moshing by the third chorus. The only question for Maruja now is how they convert a brilliant musical idea into a sustainable recording effort.
Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Yes - May 23 ‘We started playing together in February… this is our eighth show… I had to learn how to sing’. This reviewer spent the vast majority of Avalon Emerson & The Charm’s set picking her jaw off the floor. ‘We’re working on more’, she promises before appearing after the show to gratefully thank audience members for coming along. Thank God, I am utterly entranced.
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