Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Riding the wave

Friday I took a break from letter to check out the surf-influenced sounds of Wakefield's Madafakas, fellow surf fans Casa Lagarto and Nightshades, courtesy of the House of Targ (with a helping hand from the Beau's folks).

Casa Lagarto took the stage first (I actually arrived as they were starting up a number). This was their first gig.

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

Singalong action! That's Jonny from The Yips at left.

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

More Jonny!

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

The shouty bit!

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

Hammy action with Sterling!

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

The end!

Casa Lagarto at House of Targ

The Nightshades provided a garage-styled interlude. Here's Geoff!

Nightshades at House of Targ

Mallory sings!

Nightshades at House of Targ

Bass action with Sarah!

Nightshades at House of Targ

Extra Geoff!

Nightshades at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Nightshades at House of Targ

Harmonious action!

Nightshades at House of Targ

And so on!

Nightshades at House of Targ

Rhythm section action!

Nightshades at House of Targ

The Madafakas tied a bow on the night with some surf and punk inflected sounds. I dare say their wardrobe owes a bit to The Clash, and their sound does too.

Madafakas at House of Targ

Projected action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

Faceoff action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

Danelectro action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

The Madafakas are a lively lot, so I had to switch over to flash.

Madafakas at House of Targ

More guitar!

Madafakas at House of Targ

Percussive action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

More running about!

Madafakas at House of Targ

Crouching action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

Up-and-down action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

Vocal action!

Madafakas at House of Targ

As I said, a really lively bunch and well worth checking out.

1 comment:

Sterling said...

Right on dude!