Last Sunday was my first trip down to the Birmingham Barfly. I have to say I was impressed, it is a nice little venue. It does however remind me of a very industrial club and I could easily see it being more suited for a more gothic venue (or even trance) - maybe that was the combination of the bright red and black. Anyway the bands Stars and Shadybard were really cool. On first was Shadybard, they had an interesting sound - with cello, violin and even a french horny to accompany the normal indie band setup. I was damn impressed and I'm sure I'll have to try and catch them again. They were quite laid back and it was a pleasure to listen to them. Stars in the other hand where a bit more "bouncy" (can I use that to describe a bad?). They were energetic and full of people - I think there was 7 of them in total! They are from Canada so I bout I will get to see them again, well not for a while, so I am glad that Kat dragged me along. All in all a very good night, definitely worth £8. Oh and it was only £1.50 a pint - damn cheap for a gig venue these days!
