I was so lucky as to be part of the sold-out crowd who saw Vivian Girls on their first gig of their current UK tour at Brighton's Freebutt last night. They played at least 3 songs that they had never performed live before; all of dependable excellence [and they even managed to eek one of them out to a startling five minutes long!]. Brimming, energetic and a lot of fun. Definitely go and see them live if you get the chance before they die like Jay Reatard :( A British band called Veronica Falls supported them, who were ridiculously charming. They played a 60s-Californian brand of shoegazey pop that sent me into a slightly blissed-out narcosis. Joint female and male singing also helped things along very nicely.
If you haven't heard of either of these bands then do yourself a favour, please.
Tip: If you find that a gig of theirs is sold out before you buy yourself a ticket then I recommend that you hang around outside the venue and look to see if Cassie Ramone is smoking a cigarette, then ask her if she can help you watch her gig. Maybe she'll put you on the guest list. [true story]
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