Monday at the NAC was the "Electric Busker" night of Hot City Sounds. Looking at the line-up, I wondered how they would fit in 6 acts between 8 and 11pm.
They couldn't, of course, which is why headliner Rory McVicar didn't take to the stage until around 11, so I missed him as I went home then.
Main support were Lowery, who I found to be rather uninspiring and lethargic – quite surprisingly, as some of the band also played with Lost Levels the night before (and I thought they were excellent!).
Alex Carson (& The Electric Bison) explained that they hadn't really rehearsed much together as a band – and it showed! But they were quite entertaining anyway.
Jess Morgan has an excellent singing voice but I'm not sure if I really like her mid-Atlantic folk style, particularly with most of the songs sounding quite similar in style. I think she's also appearing at three other Hot City Sounds shows this week, so you can see if I'm wrong in my opinions!
Girl In A Thunderbolt was refreshingly different, with electric guitar, looped to produce interesting sounds, and soulful vocals.
My highlight of the evening was opening act Lucy Elliott (who also plays in electric trio The Lidi Berlins). Her set was full of vocal and acoustic guitar variation and innovation.
She also had a new 5-track CD EP on sale, which will also be available at future gigs. You can listen to three of the tracks on her my MySpace page (currently the first three in the list).
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