Cool for Katz

So easing into the years gigs with a late billing at the Eastney Cellars supporting Peter Katz. Not a heavy crowd but enough to get a vibe and receptive they were as well.
My god Peter Katz was good...Id heard the name in Mojo or Q or something of that ilk but never delved much further than a few listens, until i checked out his live album on Spotify recently. Seeing him live though and play in the cellars was an absolute masterclass in pop/singer songwriter delivery. It was very slick and well oiled. Peter relentlessly touring throughout the years has brought him to that super confidence in his own ability but walking the line between confidence and professionalism.... perfectly. He had grace, fragility and style. In Canada and other parts of the world hes a formidable force but in the toughest musical land in the world to be heard (Britain) hardly anything at all but tonight he is here in the cellars. It seems weird but true...... them's the breaks...the same thing with Josh Pyke at the Brook in Southampton last year. Australia huge....here? .....hardly anything but a few in the know. People talked all the way through his set like he was just a local blasting out shitty covers. In fact they probably would have liked that. That didn't happen to Peter tonight though thankfully.

Before the show the musicians bowed down and worshiped at the alter of god ....ie Ryan Adams ....and talked of our favourite Ryan Adams tracks and geeked about guitars. Although i was own my own for this show and came alone, it was great re-establishing myself with the acoustic guitar. I enjoyed tonight and it somewhat reminded me of those first few shows at the Cellars, when there was a general vibe of hope in the air.

Peter was an inspiration tonight and although i liked his music, (we are slightly different, I'm probably a little darker than him) it was him as a person i found so alluring. He urged me to look into a small tour in Europe which with some help could possibly not lose money on at all! EXCUSE ME? Not lose money??

I'm seriously considering looking into buggering off there in the autumn for a little jaunt. We shall see.....

My set was a new one completely with it being a test ground for the tracks off my new EP which I'm currently recording and I've brought The Golden Hour back from Media Ghost, but delivered less aggressively. I enjoyed revisiting the lyrics from that time. It was a good time for me lyrically.

Maybe the new tracks and playing something off Media Ghost made me feel at home. Maybe it was the JD...anyways its been a battle of late but every now and then you get a little bone to keep you chasing what you love...

Albeit a tiny small metacarpal of a bone, it was enough tonight, i enjoyed it

In other news i ate blueberries, two apple pies, and a packet of crisps

And its Siberia's fault we cant walk anywhere without looking like the frozen T1000 from Terminator 2

Cheese on toast before bed..

Yes cheese

I....am....mental

Stay Safe
Andy x