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<\/p>\nAn annoying entry into an annoying week, accumulating into the G20 summit that nobody wants to have in this lovely city and that only ever attracts chaos, riots and … hang on, sounds punk rock, eh? No, the annoying thing next to the G20 is that this very Monday had two competing shows that where hard to balance: NOi!se from Tacoma graced the Monkeys with their very unique blend of pop-infused heavy Oi! and them BellRays graced the Hafenklang with their very unique blend of funksoulgospel-infused punk rock (with an emphasis on rock).<\/p>\n
I decided to bet on both and had tickets for both – stupid me. The final call went for the Hafenklang and my NOi!se ticket went to a mate. And a quest – unanswered though – went to another mate for some NOi!se merchandise.<\/p>\n
I actually do not recall when i saw them last but it might have been in support of the Fleshtones a while back. First on and playing to an empty floor where a dutch band called Coppersky and … they meant nothing to me. They did not touch a single nerve, something that is really really rare. So i did let them go in good faith and concentrated on talking to an old mate.<\/p>\n
Next on and after a complete refresh of the stage The BellRays and they kicked off like this:<\/p>\n
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And from the first song it was the voice of Lisa Kekaula that makes the difference. Boy would i love to have such a full voice on some other bands singers – volume, tone variety and and and. It’s a real asset and the BellRays capitalise on it.<\/p>\n
For my liking they had a slow start, the longer the played the more the song selection went to the power side and that pairing brings out the best of them.<\/p>\n \n