Piano Bar Fight
King Tuts, 15th April
On the Tut’s monthly flyer, tonight’s gig was advertised as a Succioperro one. The crowd however was a mixed bunch of people who were there to see not only (or not even) Succio , but also support bands Orko and Piano Bar Fight. It is easy to see that all the band members are mutual fans, watching each others' sets and selling each others' merch, and by wandering through the crowd you could pick up nuggets of peoples' like/dislike conversations with regards to each band.
Although I have seen Piano Bar Fight several times before, they are one Glasgow band that I always enjoy watching. Not everyone kisses their arse, which is rather refreshing, and I got the impression that there were as many people watching them that don’t like them as there were that do.
The non fans couldn’t say they were a bad band though, because PBF are great at what they do. Each performance incorporated scatty yet mesmerising dancing from vocalist Sean Cumming, who sings his naturally poetic lyrics with a resonance not too far from that of Morrissey. Making use of stripped down guitars and bass (although some of their absent and slightly more serene songs also tick the ambient box) Piano Bar Fight's overall sound tonight seemed kind of Rapture-ish, at least in a rhythmical sense. Saying that, maybe I just hear them everywhere so everything starts to sound like them.
Despite some crap tuning and typical Tuts sound fuck ups, from a few songs in and until the end of their set, PBF pulled off their usual energetic yet charmingly unpolished performance, and attracted joyful applause from most people in the room.
> Kim Miller
