{"id":1750,"date":"2010-06-03T20:48:45","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T19:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2010-06-03T20:48:45","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T19:48:45","slug":"dan-sartain-at-the-garage-north-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/dan-sartain-at-the-garage-north-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Sartain at the Garage, north London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dan<\/p>\n

It’s always a risky business taking to the stage in dark glasses, but Dan Sartain<\/a> just about pulled it off last night.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In case you’ve no idea who the fella is, he’s an American rock’n’roller from Birmingham, Alabama, serving up some rather delightful slices of lo-fi rockabilly and blues.<\/p>\n

We saw him play at the Garage in Highbury and Islington, north London (or rather the daft-sounding ‘Relentless Garage,<\/a>‘ as it’s now named after its energy drink sponsor).<\/p>\n

\"Dan<\/p>\n

The Garage is another satellite venue of the awful Mean Fiddler’s empire and it’s a bit of a soulless affair with a high barrelled roof, security everywhere and a pervading ‘newness’ that makes it feel more like a conference facility than a rock’n’roll venue.<\/p>\n

Unless the place is packed the sound is pretty awful – in fact, the sound isn’t even very good when it’s full, unless you go right up to the front (where it sounds fantastic).<\/p>\n

Support act the Fabulous Penetrators seemed to get a bit lost in such a large venue, although I have it on good authority that they sound sensational in small, sweaty nightclubs.<\/p>\n

The first band on – whose name I didn’t catch – suffered dreadfully as a result of going on early when the hall was still empty and the sound a truly horrendous booming, echoey mess.<\/p>\n

Their charisma-challenged appearance and sound didn’t invite a closer look, so it’s probably best I don’t try and find out who they were.<\/p>\n

\"Dan<\/p>\n

Apologies for the shonky quality of the photos, by the way.<\/p>\n

They were taken on my soon-to-be-retired iPhone 3GS – I have high hopes that the HTC Desire will\u00a0 do a better job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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