Tonight’s rather complicated. Originally I was planning to spend the evening at the Barfly as there were two bands playing in the evening plus Bleech playing the club night afterwards. Then I discovered that Bleech weren’t playing, and had never been going to, some sort of mix-up somewhere. Anyway I have also decided that Bleech playing at 1.30 sounds rather late, so I saw them last night.This only leaves the Berettas, who I’d like to see, but the choice between Anna Calvi at 93 Feet East and the Berettas @ the Barfly is much less clear.
What is happening at the Barfly is an open question as the website still says Kaputt are playing. As the day develops Anna Calvi announces that She is playing at 11pm at 93 Feet East (a free gig), so if the Berettas are playing reasonably early I could do both. I message Sara the drummer and she says they are playing at 9.30 and puts me on the cheap list.
Obviously (to any regular gig goer) they don’t actually play until a little later, well nearly 10pm, and when they finish their lively set at 10.25 it’s definitely cutting it fine to get to Brick Lane by 11; but as it’s free it won’t be a disaster if I miss the beginning of their set. In fact it’s sort of on the way home, a fairly roundabout way home anyway.
The lights at the Barfly were abnormally good as there was no-one doing the lights. The basic lights were just on and then there were some effects lights on some sort of sequencer. Didn’t have time to chat to the band, but had a quick word with Wyldman from Art Rocker.