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Many smiles last night for The Zutons ' long awaited gig at Cardiff Students Union. And the rain held off as well... Once inside (note to self - get real tickets next time!), we were entertained by 2 supports. First on were The Grates . Quite an interesting sound from this trio (plus occasional keyboardist), between a style reminiscent of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more 'jangly indie' leanings. I preferred their louder songs, which seemed to show off singer Patience's voice better than the 'janglier' bits (though it may be said singer's dancing that put me off at times...). Even a bit of banter with the audience! Not bad for a support slot, samples at their myspace . Second on, The Little Flames . Personally, I'd rather they hadn't bothered, not impressed at all with their songs (tune, anyone?). But as I'm generous, they have a link too. Thankfully The Little Flames were off by 9pm leaving 30 minutes for the crowd to get very excited! Too excited f

Finally! managed to get my illustrations up! Well, M's I should say as he took them! Evidence of my studenty swipe haha...

28th April saw the 3rd of the Inner City Pirates' gigs at Clwb Ifor Bach. Just M and I this time! Different support acts again. First on were The Trouble With Me , who on first listening didn't particularly interest me, and I don't think the sound was set up right? Seemed to have mostly Manics influences, bit samey but I would rate their performance better than last month's Red City. After the set, this band handed out free copies of their 2005 EP, 'Young Knives EP'. Their standing has improved somewhat after listening to the CD, which had a much lighter sound than their live set. See their website/ myspace for more information. Main (advertised) support came from Matthew Monroe, who was hilarious! Just Monroe and his acoustic guitar. A little hard to describe his sound, singer-soungwriter is perhaps a bit vague, his songs were mainly highly amusing monologues set to music, titles I remember include Steven and Natalie. Unfortunately I cannot find a website, ei