I had a suspicion that the Old Queen's Head would be a rubbish venue and was considering going to see Orphans and Vandals at the Slaughtered Lamb (who I think I originally saw on the same bill as Anna Calvi). I know the Slaughtered Lamb has hardly any lights so in the end I choose the adventure of a new venue.
It was better than I expected; quite a decent sized room with potentially good lights, although thick yellow filters meant that shooting black and white was the only option. The crowd seemed rather studenty (ie young) Anna and her band gave a strong perfomance and the crowd appreciated it. I was not surprised to read in a magazine article that Anna counted Jimi Hendrix amongst her influences.