Band of the land has again lived up to its name, bringing a further five outstanding bands under one roof for three hours of musical perfection that fell on waiting ears.
Having readily arrived early at The Shed once more, me and Nicola had the honour of standing like two sore thumbs in amongst the sea of band members that littered the floor.
Huddling up in small groups, nattering and drinking away the five bands segregated themselves from one another. Standing tightly together in their comfy surroundings, all five bands looked as if they were subconsciously preparing for war, a musical war to be precise.
Pickpockets hit the stage first, the young four piece band from
Leading from the front with Omar on guitar and vocals, Jon laying down the funky rifts, Glenn bringing in the base and the crash of cymbals comes from Dave drumming away at the back.
Due to a last minute drop out the Pickpockets had a mere four hours notice prior to the gig starting and still they left a memorable impression on me, a band with potential for the future.
The Heist is a newly formed band to
Using long forgotten instruments such as a tambourine and a stylish hand drum give the Heist a distinctly different sound, but the real power of the group comes from their lead singer who has an amazing voice that just has to be heard to be appreciated!
Being one member short Hotel Zulu stepped out of their rock shoes and into a more acoustic set allowing Dominic’s vocals to truly shine through.
Hotel Zulu are a well gelled band that thrives off of each others energy and banter, which when brought together produces a vey enjoyable performance.
With and epic vocal guitar fill from Dominic and a Tenacious D Tribute cover that had the whole Shed singing along.
The Waits are a small three piece band from Coalville with a big addictive indie sound. From the start this band will have your ears attentively listening, with radio worthy music you just can’t help but be impressed by. I was thoroughly im
prested with ‘What Goes Around’ and ‘Boys And Girls’ two truly outstanding songs that still to this day have me singing in the most unusual of places, all in all a great band you definitely wouldn't regret seeing.
The Boobytraps had the honour of playing last and no sooner has they taken to the stage the floor was crowed
with booby shaking, bum wiggling booby fans both male and female, all screaming and wanting a booby party.
For arelatively new band The Boobytraps have a large, dedicated following and with songs like ‘My Town’ it’s easy to see why. For a funky upbeat indie band the Boobytraps look surprisingly calm and relaxed on stage, one of
Before the votes were counted Richard (the event organiser) asked me to come up on stage and explain what OSOM was all about. Having not touched a mike or even stood on a stage since my acting days many many moons ago, I was overjoyed at the opportunity and quickly became a complete mess and bag of energy and just didn’t know what the hell to do with myself, so true to form I just talked and talked and talked ha ha Think that’s the last time I'll be asked up on stage lol.
Right then, the results of the night:
Taking the glory home on the night and going through to the final was
The Boobytraps.
Taking second place and having a well deserved second chance to make the final was The Waits.
Thanks again for reading, all the best, enjoy and rock on!
Adam
(All of the above pictures came from each individual band’s MySpace)
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