The Garage – Down At The Front

The Lovely Eggs at the Garage

Paul Hudson — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:33:47 +0000

Tonight was part of the Lovely Eggs celebration tour for twenty years of their DIY madness. With the Lovely Eggs, I always feel like I am seeing my mates play. The charm of Dave and Holly feels so inclusive. As part of this tour they have had comedians support them. Tonight it was Frank Skinner’s turn to warn us up.

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Paul Hudson — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:49:34 +0000

Photos from a DITZ’s fantastic show at their biggest ever London gig at the Garage. To me, it inconceivable that they are not playing bigger venues. They put on such a good show.

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Bully

Paul Hudson — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:39:55 +0000

Bully are a band from Nashville playing with a 90s grunge sound. I’d seen them at the Great Escape but they clashed with a football playoff so I only saw a few songs before heading to watch the match. I’d also watched them from upstairs in the Haunt so didn’t really see what they looked like. The way the signer sang and owned the stage, I was expecting a tall confident looking girl to take the stage, so I was surprised to find a small, sweet, quiet looking girl taking the stage. But once the music started, she exuded confidence. It helps that there’s a solid band behind her.

Support was from Whistlejacket and Big Deal. Both bands I’ve seen a few times. Big Deal I feel work better as a recording group as I think on record they have a brighter sound more melodious sound and Whistlejacket have never really impressed me. But tonight was definitely a much better performance than any I’d seen before. I might have to change my opinion.

Black Honey at the Garage

Paul Hudson — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:58:59 +0000

Black Honey are a band quickly becoming a bit of a favourite. They’re definitely a band you need to see live. Much of this is down to Izzy, the lead singer, who has great energy. Tonight they were part of a bill that included Kagoule and East India Youth.

Opening the evening were Kagoule. Kagoule are a band right out of the 90s. They wear their influences on their sleeve. Clearly inspired by bands like the Pixies and the Smashing Pumpkins, they put in a really enjoyable set. It was also a pleasure to see a bass player make an effort rather than skulking at the back of the stage.

Closing the evening was East India Youth. I’ve seen East India Youth before and although I enjoyed the music, I’m not a fan of people twiddling knobs and stating behind a desk. So as he was on last, and they were running late. I ducked out for a slightly early night.

Ringo Deathstar

Paul Hudson — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:45:17 +0000

On paper it was a good line up. Ringo Deathstar, Lola Colt, and Parlour. Parlour I thought were slightly off form, Lola Colt were excellent as usual but Ringo Deathstar unfortunately didn’t really do much for me. Nothing particularly wrong, but equally, nothing really stood out. It didn’t help that the sound this evening wasn’t great with both Parlour and Ringo Deathstar faring the worst.

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Hey Sholay at the Garage

Paul Hudson — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:42:00 +0000

Returning with new great sounding materials, tonight’s gig was the welcome return of Hey Sholay after a long break from playing in London.

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Thermals

Paul Hudson — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:34:19 +0000

I saw the Thermals at SXSW playing one of the daytime parties. The daytime parties are a great way of catching lots of extra bands. But there’s also a good chance that the performances may not be the best. Some bands, are night creatures. But the Thermals, despite the warm weather and ungodly hour (early afternoon) put in a really energetic performance. So, I thought I’d give them a chance when they played London and was really pleased I did.

Although I don’t really know their stuff, only owning their most recent album, as most their songs come in at under 3 minutes and are all full of low-fi indie energy, it was going to be a fun gig and everyone seemed to enjoy the night.