On the face of it a night that features an all female acoustic act, a rap duo and an indie pop band may seem a bit of a strange line up.
This is until you realise that Audrey Tait has a part to play in all three bands playing drums for Hector Bizerk and Rio Callahan as well as playing guitar in The Miss’s.
All bands are suitably dressed up as its Halloween, which adds to the party atmosphere in Broadcast.
The Miss’s begin their set playing to a relatively small audience but this builds up during their set and by the end there is a sizeable crowd.
The Miss’s provide half an hour of pretty harmonies and intricate guitar work interspersed with friendly banter and shouts of “that was lovely” from a particularly enthusiastic fan.
The bulk of the songs come from their debut album Yesterday’s Dreams and provides a nice chilled out start to the night.
There’s not much time to chill out though as next up are Hector Bizerk who are anything but chilled out.
Tait and rapper Louie are joined by new live members Jen Muir and Fraser Sneddon; added in a bit to flesh out their live sound.
In opener ‘Drums. Rap. Yes’ Louie considers a life of making other music but dismisses it with a “nah… Fuck that”.
Next comes ‘Burst Love’ which sees Louie command the stage with the air of a man who knows he has the audience in the palm of his hand and is loving every moment of it.
‘Let It Go’ has the audience chanting along to the title before we’re promised that the next song will “blow you’re fucking heads off” and they launch into ‘Bury the Hatchet’, which is the very definition of a bangin’ tune.
We are thanked for coming out on this “driech night full of zombies”, the set finishes with a final tune from new album Drums. Rap. Yes. ‘Man Up’.
By this point the audience are well warmed up and looking to be enjoying it as much as the band themselves.
There’s definitely something unique about this band and the tight drum rhythms and often thought provoking rhymes compliment each other perfectly.
There’s something to like even for those who are not usually a fan of hip-hop.
Last up is Rio Callahan who provides a Halloween party atmosphere with their indie pop tunes.
The set begins with ‘Sweeny Hill’ and includes songs from both Sweeny Hill and Average EPs as well as several new songs that the band are currently recording for a new EP.
‘Only By The Night’ is a song about being a superhero and is a highlight of the half hour long set.
The new songs are well received by the audience and suggest that there will be a good mix of some different styles on their third record.
All performers are then invited back on the stage for a climax of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’, which the audience go mad for.
The bands too are relishing the opportunity to all play together and look as though they are having a lot of fun doing it.
Everyone stays on stage for a finale of Rio Callahan’s ‘Average’ to which Louie provides some rapping and which sends both audience and performers home very happy indeed.
Words: Eala MacAlister
