ROCK CHICK NIGHT IN THE VOODOO

DUBLIN UNDERGROUND
ROCK CHICKS PLAY NITE AT THE VOODOO LOUNGE 18th OCTOBER 2007

The nights entertainment had an array of female artists and one male band dressed in drag. From a great point of view there was a showcase of eight acts this is not an easy task trying to balance out the flavor of music through out the night with so many acts. Marc from Dublin Underground certainly pulled the night off with some fantastic music on the rise with live music until the wee hours of 2:30 am, this is one event well worth checking out as it will be one of Dublin’s finest places to find a showcase of emerging talent.
In the order of appearance I will give you a brief review of the night’s entertainment.
www.myspace.com/dublinunderground

EMMA O’REILLY
Emma gave a fine performance expressing her talent from nice cluster of cover songs, her vocal ability is very strong with plenty of passion in her voice. The backing band that stood in with Emma gave off more of an improvisation of the songs. Maybe they did not gel as well together but still pulled the gig of well on the night.
www.myspace.com/backspacelost


PAMELA CONNOLLY
Pamela has a very unique style in her voice the way that she words and phrases the lyrics are fantastic. Very professional stage presence. The audience was captured by Pamela’s vocals both very strong and very interesting, Pamela has a original style which is very hard to find in most acts that are emerging out there on the scene today. Top marks for Pamela on the night great show.
www.myspace.com/pamelaconnolly



LEANNE HARTE
Great to see Leanne again I had the pleasure of seeing Leanne at the Balcony TV awards. Leanne played with a full band back then, but tonight Leanne was doing a solo show it was a lot different I would have to say a little more mellow for Leanne, guitar playing was well executed and the tone from her vocal had very folk /blues style but gave an excellent feel to the set. I enjoyed the version of The Rocker “Thin lizzy” very powerful song yet Leanne brought it back to a more passionate blues version of the tune.
www.myspace.com/leannehartemusic



LA LOGE
This two piece act gave a great mood change to the night with very elegant style of blues with a jazzy tone, there was some nice licks and slide playing coming from the guitar and the lead singers voice has nice sharp jazz feel, It was a real good laid back show from La Loge.
www.myspace.com/lynneanddaragh



LITTLE NIGHTMARE
When this band came on the stage you could feel straight away you were going to be rocked they have some sweet melodies mixing them with the elements of ska and punk and grinding them together with metal, the lead singer has a powerful voice and can hold a note with no vein popping emotion. The band however could work a little better on the rhythm section as they where a bit loose but showing the full potential of a superb band.
www.myspace.com/littlenightmaremusic



MURDER PLAN
This five piece band had a plan up their sleeves and when they hit the stage with an abstract approach and with a megaphone in hand, with some great upbeat melodies, this must be part of an intro they use but the concept worked well. They have a nice feel to their music with some reggae/pop and blues melodies, the drummer was a bit loose and dropping a few beats but still held it together, they were jumping around a lot on stage with some good moves and humour towards the crowd.
www.myspace.com/murderplanb



JANEY MAC
Top class show from this band full of confidence, But I must take a bit of the chip off their shoulder. I would like to see them on a better night maybe they were tired or drunk or a mix of the both, the music and what they were trying to put across was almost expressed with raw punk with a fusion of dramatic poetry. The good point I would like to say about this band is they looked like they where enjoying themselves because they got the crowd rocking for sure.
www.myspace.com/janeymacmusic



ANIMAL CHANNEL
This is an emerging band on the scene and really impressed me with their set and the dancing fan club that follows them. They have a great stage presence about them and the music has some great catchy tunes with a nice pop rock feel with the potential of a real good career in todays market. Great show from the girls oops! I mean the guys on the night.
www.myspace.com/animalchannel



Review by T.Halpin
GIG RANK: ***** EXCELLENT 5 out of 6