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The Twilight Singers in London

The Twilight Singers

Concrete, 16 March 2011

The Twilight Singers

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Alice Gold

Electric Ballroom, 18 March 2011

You know it's funny, until Greg Dulli mentioned on stage that this was the first time the band had played live in five years, I hadn't even realised that it had been so long since The Twilight Singers last toured. I guess between all the shows with The Gutter Twins and Mark Lanegan I had still been getting my Greg Dulli live fix. But still, while it's undoubtedly the Dulli show, there is something special that happens when Greg gets together with the rest of the Twilights. Lucky us then that London got not just one, but two shows, to kick off their comeback tour in support of the fantastic new record Dynamite Steps.

The Twilight Singers at Concrete

I luckily won tickets through a competition on Q Magazine's website to see The Twilight Singers at a tiny exclusive gig at Concrete, a small venue in the basement of Pizza East in Shoreditch. Needless to say it was incredible and Greg Dulli was in top form. I'm going to see the band again tomorrow night at Camden's Electric Ballroom so I'll post more about both gigs in full then. In the meantime, here's a phone pic of the debonair Mr Dulli. We were right at the front as you can tell and were even thrown his drumstick (as the last song he performed behind the drums) at the end of the show. It's funny how stuff like that makes you feel like a giddy, music-loving teenager again, so thank you Mr Dulli, thank you.

Caitlin Rose at The Borderline

Caitlin Rose

Treetop Flyers

The Borderline, 7 March 2011

It's interesting how the mood of a performer can affect the show. A bad mood doesn't necessarily mean a bad show, sometimes an angry artist can make for a more intense, powerful show (check out a pissed off Neil Young or an upset Cedric of The Mars Volta for evidence). However, with Caitlin Rose tonight the change of mood seemed to come over her midway through the gig and it was odd to see the feisty and defiant singer suddenly become timid and guarded.