Last Thursday I was bored and in need of a gig, so naturally I googled gigs in Liverpool and up came the first result of Georgie Weston's Ep Release Party in the Kazimier Stockroom. Now I had never heard of Georgie Weston but the description on the Visit Liverpool website was compelling enough that I bought a ticket, hopped on a bus and headed to the gig, going in blind. This was my first time at Kazimier Stockroom and I won't lie I was so confused on how to get in that I just stood outside for 20 minutes staring intensely at Google Maps. Now this may sound stupid to anyone who has never been to Kazimier Stockroom, but it's located in Kazimier Garden which has absolutely no signage saying that the entrance was at the back of this little bar/ garden. Once I had indeed located the entrance of the venue I immediately fell in love. It's one of the smallest venues I've ever been to (and I've been to some absolute broom cupboards), intimate but not incredibly claustrophobic or anything. Also as a big fan of lights the lighting in this place is amazing; There's a panel of coloured circle lights with LED tube-like lights on the ceiling controlled by the engineer in the corner, when I tell you I was absolutely entranced. Now for the line up: the support acts were firstly a musician called Blue Jean, followed by a band called Talkfield and then the headliner himself Georgie Weston. Now to me I felt that while all the acts were incredible individually, it was a pretty strange mix of genres altogether.
Blue Jean
Starting off the show was first support act Blue Jean who bears a striking resemblance to Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Roswell. She plays with a session band and performs with a cool and collected composure, a stage presence to be envied. Her music is a cinematic indie rock vibe with a dreamlike quality, it sounds like something Kat Stratford would be listening to in 10 Ten Things I Hate About You. I talked with her for quick 5 minutes in between bands and as well as being an absolutely class musician, she's also incredibly sweet!
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Talkfield
Next in the line-up was a five piece band called Talkfield. Now of the three, this band was definitely the most up my alley. I can tell you I was not expecting anyone at any stage of the night to break out a saxophone, and to be honest I don't think it would have sounded the same without it. I would describe their vibe as a kind of jazz-soul-funk-pop fusion. It was a very high energy performance, so much so I spent most of the show pulling shapes that would puzzle even professionals.
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Georgie Weston
Now I will say that I really didn't do Georgie justice as I had to rush off mid way through his set because Mersey Travel waits for no one. Of what I caught I liked the vibe. At first I was a little thrown off just because the style of music was so different from the support acts, but Georgie's 50s style crooner songs were something that has been lacking in the scene since the end of the era. Georgie, like Blue Jean was supported by a session band. All of my 5'4 self struggled to see him sitting behind the keyboard, I could just about make out the sunglasses, but he did eventually swap with the guitarist (we love a man who can do both) and I got to see how committed Georgie is to setting the right vibe: complete with confidence wrapped in a leather jacket! I'm gutted I didn't stay for the full set but there is no doubt in my mind that it was as good as the rest of the night.
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All in all I'm surprised that these artists are still pretty underground, definitely go check them all out!
Kat xx
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