Keep It On The DL (8/12)....

….Was a great success! Thanks to everyone who came down and made it such a brilliant night! It was a night of fantastic music, joy and general frivolity!

We sold out and had a nice balance of friends and walk ins come through the doors. Unfortunately as I was busy bodying about hosting and frantically worrying that everything ran smoothly I was unable to grab a photographer and take official photos of you and your amazing outfits!

However I took some unofficial photographs and our In-House photographer at DownLow Promotions, Jack Maurice took many great photos of you and the four tremendous bands.

First up were the raucous Right Turn Left, who are a brilliant four piece hailing from Tooting, where they host their own club night, Sex, Soup and Music, (which is very nearly as good as ours!) at the Tooting Tram And Social, the next one is Monday with the excellent Pete and the Pirates. They played a half hour set filled with catchy riffs and feet tapping choruses.

Right Turn Left

Next up the rambunctious Recusants, another four piece, who’s slightly more chilled feel coaxed new arrivals into the venue with melodic vocals and harmonious guitars.

Then came the sumptuous Shutes, with their haunting vocals from front man Mike Champion, which were surreal and eerie. The three piece, who travelled all the way from Isle Of Wight that very morn (thanks guys) to play especially are really one’s to watch for 2010.

The Shutes

Finally for the bands, (introduced by yours truly) came headliners and co-hosts, the delightful and dangerous Daytona Lights, who in no uncertain terms lifted the lid on the fashionista hive. Toying with tempo, vocals and riffs the 5 piece from Hackney crashed through a terrific (though all too short) 40 minute set, leaving the audience visibly yearning for more.

With something for everyone these guys are sure to be massive sooner rather than later with the boy bouncing ‘Sons and Lovers’, the women warming ‘We Fall’ and the all round audience elevating ‘Same Feeling’ and ‘Rotten Wood’.

Daytona Lights

With many new fans earned on the night, only a fool would miss their next resident slot on Tuesday 26^th January, with two other very secret bands, (stay tuned for those) at Keep It On The DL!