Tuesday, May 18, 2010

There goes the night

The wet Wednesday at Mavericks was finished off with a really ripping set from The Novaks. The trio from St. John's, Newfoundland like their classic rock. Indeed I see that the keyboard player on their latest album Things Fall Apart is no other than Ian McLagan of Faces fame. I hear a big 1950s rock influence - Holly, Cochrane, Kidd et al. - to which they willingly cop, but I have to say the performer that first strikes my mind after the music hits my ear is Tom Petty, largely because singer Mick Davis sounds quite a bit like Petty.

Mark Neary! Mick! Elliott Dicks!

The Novaks at Mavericks

Mick bends! And is it just me, or are a lot of people rocking Gretsch G5120 Electromatics nowadays?

The Novaks at Mavericks

On the other hand, not many Mustangs around.

The Novaks at Mavericks

Elliot rocks the kit.

The Novaks at Mavericks

More running about from Mick!

The Novaks at Mavericks

Mick sings!

The Novaks at Mavericks

Mick goes down, Elliot gets up!

The Novaks at Mavericks

More Mark.

The Novaks at Mavericks

Extra Elliot.

The Novaks at Mavericks

The whole lot!

The Novaks at Mavericks

Heartfelt action!

The Novaks at Mavericks

In fact, these guys are more or less all action!

The Novaks at Mavericks

For a finale they had The Birthday Boys back on stage.

The Birthday Boys and The Novaks at Mavericks

Oh, and a giant novelty drumstick!

The Birthday Boys and The Novaks at Mavericks

Singalong action!

The Birthday Boys and The Novaks at Mavericks

Jordan tries his hand at the drums (okay, drum).

The Birthday Boys and The Novaks at Mavericks

And finally Jordan and Elliott take it to the crowd ... well, what there was of it.

The Birthday Boys and The Novaks at Mavericks

Awesome show - next time hopefully the place will be packed, which is the audience both The Novaks and The Birthday Boys deserve.

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