Recommended by the guys that run the coolest hairdressing salon in Oxford (that's if you are a man of a certain age) a few weeks earlier this became a must see gig when I realised the Dreaming Spires were supporting. If it was not for illness would have seen them two days earlier in London, but Friday night it was to be down on the ever alive Cowley Road and The Bully in its new form of The Art Room (no real change except for the front of the building had changed from black to white).
So Sons of Bill, a band never heard of consisting of three brothers (unlike DS's two) and two others crammed onto the small stage with bass, keyboards and even the lead singer crammed stage left with the drummer and lead guitarist, with a rather large array of pedals and with twice as much space, stage right and centre. probably accounted for by the fact that they had four distinct followers whooping and hollering right in front of them.
Started impressively enough, but got somewhat lost in the middle to the extent that I went and sat down. Then two surprisingly very good ballads and a strong finish. The extra dynamic of the keyboard player varying between a church/gospel sound through to calm electronic patterns making all the difference to their sound.
And like the Spires before them, worth checking out.
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