The Heavy at the Rainbow

After a short break from performing due to me moving house and not having a place to practice for a little while I was given the opportunity by the fine folks at the 444 Club to support an amazing band at the renowned Rainbow in Digbeth Birmingham.  I can tell you now I couldn’t have wished for a better gig to get back into the swing of things. I took my time putting my set together to compliment the headliners, I bust a gut to sell tickets, I turned up nice and early  and it all paid dividends.

I was up first, I started with a new instrumental intro I’ve cooked up called Patchy, I didn’t know what to expect from this as it was it’s first live outing but it went over really well. The rest of the set went smoothly and I can’t give sound guy Jimmy Forster enough credit because people complimented me on the sound afterwards and I’m adamant he’s to blame. Next up were ska/indie/punk powerhouses At The Zoo these guys are amazing, they play upbeat fast paced tunes that are so catchy they’re borderline infectious. In fact they’ve just released some tracks on iTunes on an e.p called Nouveau Popular click this link and it can be yours for a very nominal fee but remember just because it isn’t expensive doesn’t make it cheap, this shit’s legit!

And now to our headliners. The Heavy are a hard act to describe, imagine one part James Brown, one part Curtis Mayfield, one part The Specials with the riffs of Rage Against The Machine and you’d be confused but you’d be close. I can honestly say hands down the best gig I’ve seen in Brum for a long time. The front man Swaby absolutely ruled the crowd with the band playing music that can only be described as tighter than a tight thing on a tight day. The whole night was perfect, the sound was good, the crowd were great, the music was awesome and I have well and truly got the buzz on for playing gigs.

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