(Eventually) we caught a bus to Marrickville and the excellent Red Rattler club ... highly recommended: accessible (which always helps); delightful (truly) bouncer on the door; texter drawn musical notes on one's wrist as proof of entry; red ... and I mean postbox red decor throughout; chairs and sofas that might have been rescued from a nineteenth century Parisian brothel and a decent, friendly, enthusiastic crowd (rather more black top, black frock, black stockings and black boots than one might have hoped for in an 'alternative' bunch but maybe there's still time for them to become confident enough to believe that colour can be cool also ...)
Spike had been drawn to the evening by the promised appearance of the Crooked Fiddle Band. They didn't disappoint. It was my first encounter with the band. I liked their set very much.
The headline band were the Barons Of Tang whom we saw play in the Sydney Festival Speigeltent in January. They were just as raucous at the Red Rattler, looking as if they were having a great time. They're a lot of fun.
The surprise of the night (at least to me) was the first act: the woefully named Captain Kickarse And The Awesomes. But what a trio ... drums, lead guitar and bass guitar; no vocals, just lots and lots of solid rock with the rhythm and blues undertones you'd expect from a buck of lads that were closer to Cream than Status Quo but had their very own charm and style. Good music.
As we waited for the bus Spike said she might not dance at the club. She was tired. She might just sit and enjoy the atmosphere. Ha! She was on the dance floor in time for the second number by the first act. She didn't sit down again for the best part of three hours.
Good night.
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