{"id":28010,"date":"2022-04-08T13:08:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=28010"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:11:04","slug":"gig-review-oceans-apart-at-the-shed-saturday-2nd-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/gig-review-oceans-apart-at-the-shed-saturday-2nd-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Gig review – Oceans Apart at The Shed, Saturday 2nd April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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with Brandon Neal, Chambers, Ohana, Scumbag Lion, Earls and Our City Fires<\/h2>\n

Reviewed by Trevor Locke<\/a> and Kevin Gaughan<\/a><\/p>\n

The third generation of Leicester’s longest-running live music venue.<\/p>\n

Advertised as the re-launch party day 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This gig was to celebrate the new head honcho of The Shed<\/a>, Tom Carnell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A line-up of Leicester’s finest rock bands: Oceans Apart, Our City Fires, Scumbag Lion, Chambers, Earls, Brandon Neal, Ohana. Most of which I have seen before.<\/p>\n

This evening’s show was promoted by Arclight Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was so good to be back.<\/p>\n

Kevin writes – Kicking off the evening’s proceedings, to an already half-full room, was Brandon Neal<\/strong>,<\/a> one of Leicester’s great and rather wacky performers.<\/p>\n

His music ranged from angry, noisy and shouty to soft, subtle, heartfelt and beautifully crafted, such as Luminary of the Stars<\/a> which was a stand-out moment for me. Ending his performance lying upside down with his head dangling off the stage, I wouldn’t have expected anything else from this eccentric Leicester musician.<\/p>\n

A great start to the gig.<\/p>\n

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Brandon Neal. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next up on this evening’s busy schedule were Leicester’s finest gravelly, blues inspired rock bands, Chambers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Loving the laid back, grungy-ness of this band, the vocals always take me back to my favourite blues\/rock bands of my youth namely, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Aerosmith, with the gravelly vocals and general swaggery-ness of the tunes, they put on a great performance. and left me wanting more, much more.<\/p>\n

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Chambers. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trevor writes – Ohana<\/a><\/strong> put on a really good set. A band full of the energy of youth. They are very good at what they do. Their set was aflame with colour and vibrancy. This is a band I like very much. Their music is ear-lickingly good. On stage they sizzle.\u00a0The lead singer is a fine vocalist. This is one of the bands of which I am an ardent follower. Their songs are full of compelling rhythms.<\/p>\n

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Ohana. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kevin adds – next up were four-piece alt-rockers, Scumbag Lion<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>musically tight, clearly more focused on knocking out some quality indie tunes and getting it right than smashing up the stage with a ballsy stage-presence.\u00a0 However, they were a welcome addition to the line-up and their music was good.<\/p>\n

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Scumbag Lion. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trevor continues – Earls<\/a><\/strong>. Larger than ever before. The one-time duo are now a full band. The music still has that strident vitality than has earned Earls an enthusiastic following. It has been said before, “They are unique” and it’s worth saying again.<\/p>\n

Idiosyncratic. Full of character. With songs that make an impact. This was a band that had the audience in raptures.<\/p>\n

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Earls. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another popular local band, Our City Fires<\/a><\/strong> have a presence that is obvious. The band put on a good show with rhythmic guitar work and catchy vocal melodies. Pounding drums, bouncing beats, strong vocals – they had it all.<\/p>\n

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Our City Fires. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oceans Apart<\/a><\/strong>. What can I say? That I have not already said before. One of the Leicester’s finest rock bands. Not just for their songs. They put on a stage performance that is hard to equal. You could go just to watch them.<\/p>\n

Heavier, harder and punchier than in the old days, their music is now crackling. It’s full-on and in-your-face and that is why they have maintained a large fan base over the years.<\/p>\n

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Oceans Apart. Photo \u00a9 Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I sipped my pint, I reflected that I have been coming to The Shed for twenty years. I could write a whole book about the nights I have had in this venue. The Shed – surviving everything since 1994 – that’s something worth writing about. Twenty-eight years of magic.<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Trevor Locke<\/a> and Kevin Gaughan<\/a><\/p>\n

This gig was organised by Arclight Music<\/a><\/p>\n

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