mrjonthehat: BLIMP / QUINN : East Kilbride Arts Centre

This is just a quick blog posted on the same foggy night that THE BLIMP and QUINN played East Kilbride : Pics are from my phone (easier to upload) : Better Ones will follow in a day or so...

OK, I'm biased, I know these bands well, and was well up for making the car journey to EK...but this was an excellent night of music, in the grand setting of the Arts Centre theatre. The Locals were friendly, and the heckles polite..."Do the one about the buffalo ! " : noted!

THE BLIMP

Hammond Dreggs (Geddit?)

Bleached Oot Bruvs

Fuelled by beer, electric soup laced with diamond white, and a Tunnocks Caramel Log, THE BLIMP quickly won over those who hadn't sampled their Clydeside Rawkfunk sound before; Ray's Hammond sounded fantastic in the space, and "Jumpin' Through The Park" was a pure belter, as was "Rizla" with it's stoned "Thank you Barrowlands, there will be no encore" ending..."Kwallity!" as the local beside me put it...

QUINN

Tables with candles, and seated punters created a cosy atmosphere for QUINN. A screen displaying atmospheric visuals provided ambience. The crowd was soon captivated by first number "Astronauts", and the songs from new album "LUSS" which followed. Louise sang and played with impressive confidence, and the rest of the band were all given their opportunity to shine. Charlie and Robert's keyboard playing switched from Electronica, to Jazz, Trip-Hop, and even Glam Rock.

A percussion break, with great use of cowbells, was my personal favourite section of an excellent set, and the layer upon layer crescendo of "The World Is Upside Down", with Robert's incredible trumpet playing, gained the band genuine, warm applause and praise.