Initially I saw Rival Eyes because Matt the guitarist goes out with Gems from Rubella, and I said I'd do a few pics of his new band. This turned out to be not too onerous as they were actually playing with Rubella and they were actually good. They are playing again tonight and I have come to see them in their own right. Gems and Noush from Rubella are also here and I am easily distracted during the other bands. The first band is odd. They have a beautiful violin player and a singer with a strong middle-eastern style voice. They also have a rapper, drummer and someone else. I think the individual parts were all good but i didn't find the combination particularly appealing. Noush perceptively suggests that they would make a good British entry for the Eurovision song contest (due to their diversity).
The next band are heavy metal without the leather, hair or grease. Someone (maybe Noush again) suggests that the singer wants to be Prince. I can't see any point in a heavy metal band who look suburban. They overrun.
Rival Eyes play a good set, although they nearly get upset when the soundman tries to shorten their set. Fortunately he relents and they do another song. I think the photos are ok although I may have been distracted by chatting to the girls of Rubella (and the beer).