Matt, Carr, Band, Pub

Sunday, October 3

Daylight saving, 25 degrees, an ideally located pub nestled in between Smith & Brunswick st; it had all the makings of 'standing room only gig', but unfortunately the Matt Carr Band played the Rainbow Hotel to me, the bartender and underused ashtrays on Sunday evening.

They say U2 played to three bartenders in their early days and the announcer introduced them as V2, thanks to the artsy font they had chosen and the fact that their anonyminity wasn't even cute yet - however, I don't think it will be the same Seabiscuit or Milo & Otis rags to riches fairytale end for the bluesy three-piece from Victoria.

Their songs were music to my ears, but unfortunately this was in the very literal sense. Their appeal layed in the fact that the drummer sang, the guitarist didn't and the bassist just loved taking the base-line 'for a walk' - but they just seem to hit the right and obvious note everytime for a blues outfit with seemingly more potential.

2 woos out of 5.