One other thing I would advise is finding the venue before the event starts. The one unanswered question was where is The Warehouse? Well, eventually I found it and to my dismay missed the first band (Parrafin Alien), walking straight in on Testament's beat box talents which I viewed at the previous gig. Following this exhibition of talent, he introduced The Butterfly. First impressions were that this band doesn't really live up to their name. Yes they are well dressed, but no their music doesn't flutter around inoffensively with eloquence and beauty. They are as in you face as it goes. A four-piece which initially lines up as a guitar/vocal, and three drums combination, quickly reverts to much more contemporary line up after a tribal intro which included all of the back line ruthlessly smacking rack toms at the front of the stage.
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Once the introduction was over they hit into some of the best alternative music I have heard for a while. The songs were filled with power but knew exactly when to mellow down. The lead vocals were strong and the front man’s stage presence was all to see. By the third song I was in a world of my own soaking up all they threw at me. Though their music was tight, and powerful, some of the guitar lines were painful with some cringable lines coming from the lead guitar. The Butterfly's sound was original, with some songs verging on epic. But as original as it was they did seem to reinvent their own wheel. As the set finished the front man of the band jumped into the audience and made them participate whether they liked it or not. The drums came out for a tribal end, a touch which completed the set well. Next up was a band called Mishkin, the heavier of the two bands by a long way. They as a five-piece had the image down to an art, but musically were redundant. On the left the guitarist was literally murdering a PRS guitar, whilst everyone else was just competing for volume. I don't want to go too far into this band because I find it difficult to do anything but slag off a band which I simply don't like. They had promising parts but when every instrument was in top gear, there was no definition, and as the set progressed, the room halved in capacity. If you don't like it loud I wouldn't recommend Mishkin, but for something different The Butterfly are an excellent proposition. Will saw The Butterfly and Mishkin as part of Bright Young Things 2006 at The Wardrobe on Sunday 26 March.
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