Fade Street Bums

Posted on 20th Sep 09 by Colm Cullen | 2

It’s my first time in Twisted Pepper, and it’s not a bad little spot. The Stage isn’t an overly large venue, but we need venues that can cater for all sizes. According to the website, it takes 350. Arse. I liked the venue, but hell no to 350 in The Stage area. Anyway, I’m here to see a young Dublin blues band called Fade Street Bums. They’re only together a few months, but as Bill Pullman said in Independence Day, “…..not bad, not bad at all”.

Fade Street Bums

First up were Dublarian, a DUBLin-hungARIAN rock/metal band. I was told they were playing their first gig, having previously been an acoustic band. They started with a cracking version of the Terminator tune (Bad to the Bone). For their first electric gig, they were very good.

The two highlights apart from the excellent Terminator intro were the blistering Whiskey In  The Jar (I prefer it to Metallica’s) and the outstanding Alone. The other covers were Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door and their closing medley which included the likes of AC/DC’s You Shook Me All Night Long and Michael Jackson’s Beat It. They were on for about 40 minutes, and were well acceptable. Good luck to you lads!

But I was here for the Fade Street Bums. And they duly took the stage. Their set was predominately covers of blues classics by the likes of Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walter. I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t expecting much when I went to this gig, but I was pleasantly surprised. They’re a 3-piece, with both guitarist and bassist doing the singing (guitarist mainly) and drummer Adrian Errity sticking to the kit. The bassist (Davey Joe Curtis) sang a mean Hoochie Coochie Man, while the guitarist (Graham Lakes) did the rest of the singing. And damn he was good too.

Guitarist, Graham Lakes

They’re together for only 6 months, but they played one of their own songs called Ain’t No Stranger. And it was a damn good song. The one thing I would like to see from these guys is more of their own material. They seem to have the attitude and desire for it, but the tracks need to be written.

They can most categorically play the classics, can they do it themselves? I hope so, and I think so.

They absolutely ripped into these tracks, and I was well impressed. The skill was there to see. I came in expecting a bar band, and they could easily fit that niche. But these will be more than that. They enjoy what they’re doing, while having a laugh with themselves and the audience. And that’s where you see the potential for a good band, lads that are not afraid to just be themselves and get on with it, while also being able to have a laugh at the same time.

Setlist:

1. I Loved Another Woman
2. Money
3. Hoochie Coochie Man
4. Cheatin’ Woman Blues
5. Ain’t No Stranger
6. The Sun Is Shining
7. Bleeding Heart
8. Killing Floor
9. Loose Jam

Dublarian

Fade Street Bums

Tags: ac/dc, Bill Pullman, Dublarian, Fade Street Bums, Howlin' Wolf, Independence Day, Little Walter, metallica, michael jackson, Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Terminator, Twisted Pepper

About Colm Cullen

Hairy, beardy old rocker that's baffled by boy bands/girl bands and 99% of that shit in the charts! May they all burn in the stygian depths of Hell!!!!! Mmmmmmmm....Budweiser!!!