Put Your Waistcoat On

LAST night Rachel and I went to see the mighty Cat Empire, the Australian funk/jazz/salsa/rock/pop/reggae/anything-else-they-fancy-trying six-piece whose talent, just like when we saw them this time last year, blew me out of the water. This tour is to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Though the setlist was essentially the same as last year it did not matter, for they were quality songs, delivered with style. The crowd had their dancing shoes on and the room bounced and swayed along with passion.

One of the many things I loved was that this is a live band whose reputation alone had filled the Birmingham Academy. We're bombarded daily with music we're told to like, so it's reassuring that other bands, whose talent and reputation alone can maintain a tide of word of mouth promotion, can still survive. It's all about the music, and that's how it should be :)