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… Oi! Now that is a show…an awesome one indeed!

Now that is friday as neat as a friday could be: Fended off working all week in London and returned early on wednesday, finished early in home office on friday and off to the pub accross the street from the home ground. got to see a manic 2:2 (incl. lead and comeback) and hurried myself after the final whistle over to the Indra.

On The Job - Indra, Hamburg, 28.03.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de) — On The Job – Indra, Hamburg, 28.03.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de)On The Job – INdra, Hamburg, 28.03.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de)

First on where On The Job from Karslkrona (that’s in beautiful southern Sweden) and they did their best to entertain an audience that clearly was out there to see Bishops Green, rather.

As such it was rather quiet during their set, only their own Karlskrona Bootboys made some noise…

But sometimes Chris was all alone out there on the front it felt.

And how does that sound? Listen up, Skinhead!

Next on Bishops Green, their records clearly got people enthusiastic and all geared up for the show, you could sense people deeply wanting them to be live as exiting as on vinyl.

Bishops Green - Indra, Hamburg, 28.03.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de) — Bishops Green – Indra, Hamburg, 28.03.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de)

And they kicked off taking no prisoners and being a great and tight 4 piece band and from the inital setting had all the street credibility posers never can obtain.

Was the crowd somehow reserved vs. our sevenska vänner it got fully erected upon Bishops Green…in the literal and visual sense…

They just have this little extra, the musically gifted and tight the back line provides the perfect backdrop for Greg Huff, who is a funny mix of a shy and nimble full frontal force singer bathing in the audience. Cool. Loved their show.

And hell, what an unpretentious stage entry! See and listen yerself!

… an evening for an absent mate who just survived a lethal expirience!

The Erotic Devices (Hafenklang 14.03.2014 (c) gehkacken.de )

Ramonescore from Berlin with a sweet young bassplayer that made some older women in the audience growing motherly instincts…not to bad but inovative it wasn’t. And the few people in the audience anyway wheren’t up for them it felt. Sorry Guys!

Jam Today (Hafenklang 14.03.2014 (c) gehkacken.de)

Followed suit by Hamburg’s one and only Jam Today, today sans suits and with added help from the Korg. A tight set, a birthday gift and loads of sing-a-long! We love it, you love and they love it – what else can you ask for?

The Sect (Hafenklang 14.03.2014 (c) gehkacken.de)

Now that’s a return – the last time i saw The Sect was 1992 at the Zinnschmelze (the first club where Dirk Matzke was booking shows for a short period) with Noise Annoys and that was a fantastic show! They are back now and they tried to gain upfront credibility with Hamburg by wearing a Noise Annoys shirt on stage…ain’t that to easy? Their sound has been speeded up a wee bit (to the positive) but the soft edges are still there. Frank – i’d wish they would decide one way or the other, still they are somehow in nowhereland. So speed it up, harden it and keep the vocals: i would love it even more.

All-in-all a Friday like a Friday should be: Day off, out to the seaside with my love enjoying an early sun, getting god news that me mate is out of hospital and soon gets into rehab and finishing off with a show in one of my fav clubs. And yes, beer got into the equasion to. Can’t beat that setting!

… a great rock’n’roll show and a great hangover. all in the love for the one battleing in hospital!

Supersuckers (Knust, Hamburg 21.02.2014 (c) gehkacken.de)

This should have been written “the day after” but i had a decent hangover or, as my true love stated it:”you smell like a pub floor”…impossible. It was a great night out, together with a mate and having another mate in mind who is battleing in hospital. So to help him to get well soon and overcome the problems we had not only to sacrifice beer but also to worship one of the greatest true rock’n’roll bands of the world. The Supersuckers aka “Metal” Marty Chandler, Dan “Thunder” Bolton, Christopher “Chango” Von Streicher and Eddie Spaghetti himself graced Hamburg.It’s not punk, it’s not ska, it’s not hardcore it is simple high-energy rock’n’roll. And that is was – plenty of beer, some Jägermeister thanks to the landlord of the Knust and great music. It’s a simple receipe and fucking hell – it works!

And that is where it ended, no encore but a self reflection pic – here your are Mr. Spaghetti!