 The
Relentless Garage was less than packed out for
this leg of the ‘New to Q’ tour. Possibly
because these bands were 'new' so have yet to
gather a following big enough to pack out a venue.
However the people that were there seemed like
am enthusiastic crowd.
Goldhawks tumbled out of backstage like a massive
ball of energy that encompassed the stage and
infected the rest of the venue. Belting out each
song with vivacity and vigour they caught the
audience’s attention and held it throughout
the set. Despite one minor slip of an out of tune
bass that was swiftly rectified on stage they
pulled off an amazing live set. Their rendition
of their new single ‘Where in the World’
was so good it made me want to go out and buy
it. Putting their all into their act made for
an impressive performance. They have definitely
won me over as a fan. I love an amazing live band,
and that is exactly what they are.
 Tiffany Page sauntered on stage shoeless in a
skin-tight black dress and laddered tights. This
did nothing but strengthen the comparisons that
have been made between her and Courtney Love.
Not to say that she dressed identically to her
but you could definitely see the 90s grunge influence
before she even opened her mouth. Pounding out
songs like ‘7 Years’ and ‘Walk
Away Slow’ accompanied by her gruff grunge
voice and guitar wielding stance she had the domineer
and sound of a post grunge goddess. To end her
set she shed her guitar and picked up a Macarena.
Prowling around the stage oozing femininity she
gave an unforgettable performance of 'playing
with fire?'.
Last on were Detroit Social Club. David Burn
started off crouching on the floor, mic clasped
in clenched fists looking half as though he was
praying half as though he was balling up in anger.
This persisted throughout the performance. Although
he was obviously giving his all and putting on
a show I just didn’t really like his performance
style. For some reason it just felt a bit forced.
He was obviously extremely passionate about the
music I cannot deny him that but I found him distracting
which was disappointing as ‘Detroit Social
Club’ are riddled with chunky guitar riffs
and electrifying vocals. The keyboardist broke
out a harmonica for ‘Silver’. This
was my personal favourite of the set, with its
funky beats and David picking up a Macarena (possibly
borrowed from Tiffany Page).
Despite Detroit Social Club being the headline
band I enjoyed the Goldhawk’s and Tiffany
Page’s sets more. This was disappointing
as I enjoy Detroit Social Club’s music.
Just not live apparently. In fact I enjoyed the
sets in backwards order, with Goldhawks giving
the best show of all three.
Goldhawk 5/5
Tiffany Page 4/5
Detriot Social Club 3/5
Review By Nicci Peet |
