Chez Irene's with The PepTides

What better way to spend a Saturday than listening to The PepTides at Irene's Pub? Somewhat shamefully, Saturday 18th was our first trip to Irene's, which turns out to be a very cosy pub and live music venue. Extra plus points for having Waupoos cider on tap! Plus proper pint glasses! Savoured my first pint of Waupoos sat at the bar whilst DJ Memetic played a set. At that point I was sat quite far from the stage but didn't find Memetic's set any better than OK.

Second pint time and The PepTides came onstage. At this point I will own up to having forgot my camera (oops), however 'ThatOttawaGuy' has a whole host of photos. There were perhaps 120-150 people squeezed in for a fantastic show. Having seen this band 5 times (I think), the FTHHHI part of the set list is like enjoying a favourite record but finding something new every time. M reckoned that some of the FTHHHI songs had been slightly amended to make something of a long medley.. presumably to make room for the newer songs. Of the newer tracks, 'Be Happy How: Love' and 'Live Love Get High' are fast becoming favourites, whilst 'Homme Love Whore' is hilariously funny (see the Youtube video!). Conversely, Saturday's rendition of 'For Those Who Hate This World' almost had me in tears. My current conclusion is that the concept behind The PepTides is one of the most original I've seen for ages.

Sadly we will miss the next show at The Black Sheep Inn (21st April) but it will likely be a very hot ticket! For music and more, check out their Youtube and Twitter pages.

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