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NINE UK VENUES
THREE BANDS A NIGHT
2-12 FEBRUARY 2012
TEN POUNDS A GIG

February 7th, 2012

  

On The Garage's special menu we had fiN., Dog Is Dead and King Charles. The first two we had no idea about until that evening. All I could say that it was a successful night of discovering great music and cherishing the one already discovered. Keep in mind that last year's festival had acts such as Anna Calvi and James Blake, and look where they are now.

fiN.

Southwest Londoners with an ungoogleable name, which makes Finnish people smirk. That mixed with indie rock, you'll get a music enthusiast going nuts when trying to search for some good tunes. 

I thought the stage was too small for them, as the members moved around like crazy... Eventually causing a guitar to break.

Dog Is Dead

Don't let Nottingham-based quintet's name fool you, since they do also have cheerful songs, which will make the audience jump and sing as a choir. Most notably, the band has appeared on Skins and supported Bombay Bicycle Club. The best part, though,  is that one of our bands Athletes In Paris will be supporting them in Newcastle February 27th! That's a great match that one.

King Charles

Last but not least, the King himself! The Londoner with the big hair, moustache and who is much shorter in real life for my surprise, is what someone from the audience called 'hot, steamy, sexy'. Pure love!

Long live King Charles!