Sparkadia were fantastic and they opened with Too Much To Do to a really small crowd. It was so small I almost felt awkward being there, like I was intruding on a private jam session, this seemed more obvious when Lead singer Alex Burnett several times stated how amazingly quiet we were. There was like 70 people, of course it was quiet! They played old hits like Animals and Jealousy and their latest single Talking Like I'm Falling Downstairs had everyone in the small crowd moving. I love this song and they played it perfectly. These guys were so impressive, less of a support act and more like a double billed show. For $25 I definitely felt like we got our moneys worth.
After a short sound check, Little Red were on and away with a huge amount of energy and enthusiasm. I guess thinking back, I knew that several songs on their old album sounded like they had different singers on lead vocals but I still got a shock when the first 4 songs featured 4 different band members taking the lead mic.
Familiar looking Dominic Byrne who sings the majority of the bands tracks was so endearing as he unselfconsciously and with a lack of coordination danced, lurched and twitched around on stage the whole gig with such fervor and intensity it was impossible not to dance and bop away to these catchy tracks. Tom Hartney with his gorgeous deep voice seems to be channeling a young Rod Stewart these days and his rendition of Coco Cola was a sure crowd favourite. They finished up then came back with Don't Fight It for an encore. Both bands put on a great show and its a sure sign of a great gig when all of sudden it seems to be over.
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