{"id":3519,"date":"2011-02-21T12:08:10","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T12:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=3519"},"modified":"2011-02-21T12:08:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T12:08:46","slug":"the-nuns-rock-brixton-windmill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-nuns-rock-brixton-windmill\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-windmill-nuns-obscuritones-04.jpg\" alt=\"The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill \" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night I went along to a benefit gig\u00a0\u00a0at the Brixton Windmill\u00a0to raise funds for Sedgehill School of Lewisham\u2019s school trip.<\/p>\n<p>Once I&#8217;d stopped gazing in awe at\u00a0the Windmill&#8217;s shiny new digital mixing desk (<em>want!<\/em>), I was treated to three great bands, with all the dosh going to a good cause.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-windmill-nuns-obscuritones-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill \" \/><\/p>\n<p>First up were Brixton&#8217;s very own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theobscuritones\" target=\"_blank\">Obscuritones<\/a>, a mighty fine rock and roll\/rockabilly outfit who describe themselves as, &#8220;London Greaserbilly for Rock-a-Hulagans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-windmill-nuns-obscuritones-02.jpg\" alt=\"The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill \" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-windmill-nuns-obscuritones-03.jpg\" alt=\"The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill \" \/><\/p>\n<p>Slamming down a full-on dose of\u00a0psychedelic\u00a0blues mixed in with straight-down-the-line 60s rock were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/brainwashington\" target=\"_blank\">Brain Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-windmill-nuns-obscuritones-05.jpg\" alt=\"The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill \" \/><\/p>\n<p>Headlining the show were the fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/itsnuntime\" target=\"_blank\">Nuns<\/a>, an all-lady six piece playing the songs of cult 60s garage band, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Monks\" target=\"_blank\">The Monks<\/a>. I loved &#8217;em.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and great work Delia for raising the cash!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I went along to a benefit gig\u00a0\u00a0at the Brixton Windmill\u00a0to raise funds for Sedgehill School of Lewisham\u2019s school trip. 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