Mistake Us For Friends
Capitol, Glasow
14th March
With Capitol on Sauchiehall Street fast becoming the favoured venue for local bands, I wasn't suprised to hear this would be the stage marked out for the recently signed punk band Mistake Us For Friends.
The first band drew a small crowd of about eight in the front row, but by the time M.U.F.F. took to the floor at 10pm the room was substantially busier, mostly with loyal followers of the Hamilton based four-piece.
They began the set with the first track from their forthcoming album 'Kill The Composer', a fast, melodic and political burst called 'The Gunpowder Plot' which raised the bar and set the tone for an epic 30 minutes of hardcore punk. In between songs lead singer Steve raised his pint to an audience of friends whilst guitarist and part-time stand-up comedian Beanzie was egged on to entertain the crowd as usual.
After displaying a handful of carefully constructed, thoughtfully written and heroically performed tunes Beanzie yet again brought the group back to a comical reality by thrashing out the Deal or No Deal theme tune on electric guiutar, much to the audience's delight!
All in all a punk-tastic evening for a band who have earned their place on Lickmag.com's list of bands to watch.
Check out www.myspace.com/mistakeusforfriends
www.mistakeusforfriends.com
Kill The Composer is set for release in early April...watch Lickmag.com for the latest updates!
Fiona Reid
14th March
With Capitol on Sauchiehall Street fast becoming the favoured venue for local bands, I wasn't suprised to hear this would be the stage marked out for the recently signed punk band Mistake Us For Friends.
The first band drew a small crowd of about eight in the front row, but by the time M.U.F.F. took to the floor at 10pm the room was substantially busier, mostly with loyal followers of the Hamilton based four-piece.
They began the set with the first track from their forthcoming album 'Kill The Composer', a fast, melodic and political burst called 'The Gunpowder Plot' which raised the bar and set the tone for an epic 30 minutes of hardcore punk. In between songs lead singer Steve raised his pint to an audience of friends whilst guitarist and part-time stand-up comedian Beanzie was egged on to entertain the crowd as usual.
After displaying a handful of carefully constructed, thoughtfully written and heroically performed tunes Beanzie yet again brought the group back to a comical reality by thrashing out the Deal or No Deal theme tune on electric guiutar, much to the audience's delight!
All in all a punk-tastic evening for a band who have earned their place on Lickmag.com's list of bands to watch.
Check out www.myspace.com/mistakeusforfriends
www.mistakeusforfriends.com
Kill The Composer is set for release in early April...watch Lickmag.com for the latest updates!
Fiona Reid
