Sunday 28 July 2019

Nervous Twitch

Shonen Knife's support band were Nervous Twitch and they put on a good act with a great surfy-rock sound.

The lead singer was playing a really good-looking Danelectro Longhorn bass through an Orange amp.

I was running out of money, so I only bought a badge from the merch stand.

I would like to see them again.

You can find them here:
https://www.facebook.com/nervoustwitchband
https://nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com/


Shonen Knife official blog

This is Shonen Knife's official blog, where you can see some photos of the gig. Can you see me in one of the photos?

http://www.shonenknife.net/blog/

Shonen Knife @ Square Chapel, Halifax

Halifax looked a nice town with a big Caffe Nero. The Square Chapel arts centre is convenient to get to and for parking. The staff were friendly and there was no age restriction for the concert. I also had an ice cream in their café which was delicious but it was more filling than I expected because it was made from proper cream!


Shonen Knife Merch!

I bought some merchandise: 3 T-shirts, their latest signed CD and a Naoko pick. And the good thing was, because it was the last date of the UK tour, everything was discounted!




Shonen Knife Pick

At the end of the concert, Atsuko (the bass player) gave me the pick she was using for the concert itself! Thanks, Atsuko; I shall treasure it.


Shonen Knife Signing & Photo



The band came out after the concert so I had my photo taken with them!

(Sorry the photo was a bit flashy; my camera was still soggy from the rain.)



Shonen Knife Concert

Great concert. I gave it 9 out of 10; I would have given it 10 out of 10 but I got soaked in the torrential rain earlier!

It was in a small room, packed with roughly 100 people, making the atmosphere better. I stood near the front to get a better view!

They played very well together. Risa, the drummer, was going really mad!

Thanks to Shonen Knife for coming to the UK and a venue where under-18s can attend!




Saturday 20 July 2019

Link Wray Rumble FUZZ!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHEmDLQKrrk

I like the huge fuzz, the way he grabs attention from the start and how the band works together.

The guitar is a '66/67 Japan Yamaha SG-2 twin single-coil he called, "Screaming Red".
He'd added an onboard distortion in case his valve amp wouldn’t distort.
His Boss Compression Sustainer pedal was on permanently, all knobs at 'max'.

Bass player Hutch Hutchinson, drummer David Weber, from John Cipollina's Copperhead.

Full Concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVb9jtxnTQA

A red Yamaha SG-2.
https://www.guitar-list.com/sites/default/files/styles/model_display/public/gearpics/yamaha-sg-2.jpg