Friday saw the full on debut of Bristol Band Call the Doctor, who played their first live set to a well mannered and adoring group of friends and family. Unsure of herself to start vocalist Patti Hart warmed to her Task as the gig went on and despite complaining of a sore throat pulled of a decent gig. As soon as the rest of the band warm to her obvious energy (hit the drums harder, drummerboy!!!) their brand of stadium friendly alt rock will win them fans amongst people they have no personal connection with!
Next up were Hair Traffic Control, the truly awfully named math noodlers from Norwich. A seven hour direct journey from Norfolk's sleepy capital had seen them arrive in Bristol for their first Gig of the new year. Building on the release of their second E.P. 'These are the Dogs in My Life' and previewing songs from their forthcoming new release (currently being studiously mastered by Richard Clarke, the keyboardist from BSM's House of Brothers) HTC arrived to an air of lazy anticipation. Not the most high profile band in Norwich (that name again boys!!) they started off with an aural assault on an audience firmly committed to the AOR friendly rock of the first band. By sheer dexterity of touch, The twin attack of Dan Harvey's guitar and Chris Neil's bass had the audience almost immediately, leading them through the math rock Behemoth of 'The Last Man in Irkutsk' through the early Firehose style light touch of 'Boots and Cats' to the triumphant encore of the pop-math 'Thanks for the Beer'.
They deserve more coverage, infinitely more interesting than many of the current crop of mathy noodlers (This town needs guns anyone?) You can't help feeling that name might have something to do with it!!
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