First up were Cellars who didn’t do much for me, followed by The Sun Days. The lead singer had a nice voice. But they also didn’t do much for me. But hey, that’s what happens when it’s a random day of music. There wasn’t anything to dislike. Every performer during the day kept me entertained. None were earth shattering. But none were bad. So not a bad way to force me to go for a walk.

First up was Sunlight Service Group playing fun psychedelic music. Unfortunately I arrived late and only caught the tail end of their set, which is a pity. I really liked what I heard.

Next up were Muertos

Mystified put in another energetic set

Broken Soundtracks were next but didn’t do much for me

The Sly Persuaders were enjoyable

Closing the evening for me were the ever excellent Saint Agnes who put in another of their trademark shows.

The evening started with Lupo. Playing psychedelic inspired music. They were pretty tight and proficient with a sound I liked. A nice way to start the evening.

Next up were Francobollo who put in a great performance. But for some reason I just didn’t connect with them. I think if it had been a different venue and the crowd more rowdy, I suspect I might have come away raving about them.

I was really here for The Drink. I bought their album after hearing their single on Radio 6 and really liked it. The singer has a distinctive voice and an interesting guitar playing style. But I was left slightly disappointed. Not because they were bad put in a bad performance. It’s just that the vocals were at times lost through a combination of heavy bass sound and crowd noise. Which is a pity. When the vocals were heard, they were really good. I’ll have to catch these guys at another venue.

I’ve seen Skinny Girl Diet a few times. They’re a bit like marmite. Sometimes I enjoy them, other times I wonder what I see in them. They some times come across as ‘moody cows’ which shouldn’t be a problem as they’ve got an angsty sound. But it always seems that if they look surly when setting up, their performance suffer. But the last few times I’ve seen them they haven’t seemed as surly. Tonight was one of their less surly nights and therefore at the enjoyable end of their performance spectrum.

The last band for me tonight was PROM. God these guys are getting damn good. Noisy, shouty and pissed off. Mix these ingredients with some good thumping tunes and you’ve got a band who have a lot of potential. Definitely one of the better bands floating around the London scene at the moment and one I think I need to keep much closer tabs on.

Tonight was the first evening and the place was completely packed. This is the third time I’ve seen Our Girl. They’re growing on me but I’m still not completely convinced by them. They’ve got one song that is great that seems to flow better than the rest of their set. It usually comes towards the end of the set. But they have potential.

I’m not going to comment on the next band, C Duncan, it would be simply unfair. There are times when bands are just in the wrong venue. These guys seem to play quite quiet indie music, one that needs an attentive audience and that’s not the rammed Lock Tavern audience on a Thursday night before a four day Bank Holiday weekend. Unfortunately this meant I really struggled to listen to these guys. So it’s best not to draw any conclusions.

My last band of the evening were Jagaara, a band who’d impressed me in January. Tonight there was only the three sisters. I have to admit, their sound works better with drums. It took longer for me to get into their set than last time. But once they got going, they were excellent. This band has the potential to hit the mainstream. Their parents(?) were watching from the side of the stage. Clearly proud of their daughters. And so they should be.