One such club night was run by the ever-aspiring members of imperial college. They've had a small group of indie kids there for a while, naming themselves the alternative music society, and while I'm really not the biggest fan of social gatherings forming around academia, they're really trying (bless 'em) to make South Kensington a happening place (someone bloody should). Kids Will Be Skeletons has been going for about two years now and is finally gaining the recognition it has so long deserved. This Saturday was definitely a highlight for the gang that run the night with a packed out venue, fantasticly friendly atmosphere and even - shock horror - celebrity spotting opportunities (I see you, Mr. Mystery Jet you).
I rocked up to KWBS just in time to catch the headliners, Restlesslist. Yet another offshoot of Brighton-based Electric Soft Parade, they put on a surprisingly good show, especially considering only two thirds of their line-up bothered to show up. They mixed Blur-esque circus pop tunes with some block rocking beat samples, interspersed with some appalling but endearingly try-hard stand-up. Didn't persuade me to go check them at the Water Rats next week but did make me wonder where in fact their third member was and why he couldn't be arsed to show his pudgy little face. Tom White of ESP fame couldn't make it as he - reportedly - had two Brakes gig to perform at during the same week.
Poor Tom, isn't his life just so hard and stressful? I don't dispute the fact that he may wish to recuperate, save his energy to put on some fantastic Brakes nights in the forthcoming week, but why - oh why - do people insist on taking part in a multitude (and I mean multitude - I can name three off the top of my head) of semi-decent side projects that they never really ever bother with, and were probably half-arsed/baked when they agreed to it in the first place? Maybe this doesn't bother anyone else but if I've paid to see a band I do expect said band to be there. Is that really too much to ask?
Made me laugh anyway.
But I digress. Restlesslist are actually worth checking out and I look forward to following them closely, with or without token ESP member.
You can hear two of their tracks streaming away on the MySpace page.
The official page should hopefully be up and running soon.
KWBS often work with the trouble twosome of A Badge Of Friendship and it would seem that next month's events combine these two upstarts with the launch party of a new DVD magazine, Constant Replica (and yes I too have never heard of this but am mightily intrigued). Maybe see you down there!
Wow, what a lot of pictures for one post.
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