Motocade and The Tutts in the Tron
Posted: Tue Nov 4, 2008 6:34 am

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*So here's another goodie, but an oldie for you guys to have a read of. I thought seeing as The Tutts will be visiting the Tron in a couple of weeks time, why not?

Love ya!

Motocade’s latest EP, Into The Fall was released in February 07, and ever since I first laid ears on it, I’ve been waiting for another show of theirs to see how well they perform some of my favourite songs off it live.
I’ve never been to a gig at The Yellow Submarine in Hamilton before, so this was a great chance to check out the venue and the awesome talent New Zealand has to offer.

Having no idea what the bar was like, walking down the stairs into the cave (as Scott Allen from The Tutts would say) was a real treat. You just don’t know what you’re going to be greeted with!
There weren’t many people downstairs yet, but the one’s who were there relaxed out on cute little striped couches around the surprisingly large space. The Yellow Submarine is quite a dingy cave, but it certainly has its charm. One of my favourite features are the toilets! They are so rock n’ roll, you can smell it (or maybe that’s something else?!) The doors are kicked in at the bottom and there’s even abit of CBGB style tagging going on in there.

The Braxton Hicks and Sunny Tokyo started the evening with some catchy tunes, before Motocade casually strolled onto the stage.
There wasn’t a huge turnout, but everyone got into it the minute they started with two new foot-tapping songs, Brainwasher and Soap Opera.
Next was My Friends which was an instant hit with the crowd who danced and sung along. It could have been performed better by Eden Mulholland, who admittedly had drunk too much before–hand, but it was quickly made up for with Bill Murray Fan Club.

Motocade have such a distinctive sound, and it was great to hear their new songs have still got it. Two favourites were She Got Deaf and Comeback Kid, which were played particularly well by drummer Will Mulholland. Eden Mulholland also put on a good show with his (almost) wailing vocals that are so unique to the band.
It would have been nice to hear a couple of songs from their first EP, but it seems that Motocade are more into getting their new tunes heard by the public – perhaps to see what people respond to before producing their next album?
Whatever the reason they were intense and put on a show that would normally be hard to follow, but The Tutts know what they’re doing.

Last time I saw them play was at the Altitude in Hamilton and they were awesome, so I was really looking forward to another top notch Tutts performance.
About twenty minutes later they hopped on stage, and because everyone was still wound up from Motocade there was a race to get to the front. The rock n’ roll scene was created with a smoke machine and lighting before breaking into their amazing set. All members were really into it and at one stage it was almost like being at a massive rock concert with ten thousand fans. Singer Scott Allen gave it his all, which made the crowd go nuts.

Of course there were requests for ‘the C4 song’, K, which eventually got played, much to the people’s delight. Even though there were probly only 50 people there, one guy managed to get up and crowd surf which was followed by a couple who hopped on stage and started dancing. I even saw an audience member using their tambourine…One thing I really love about The Tutts is their use of the tambourine. It’s so simple, but creates such a friendly vibe, and apparently it makes people think it’s OK to use other people’s things too.
The end of the set was amazing. They had played their last song for the night but came back for a surprise encore – and when I say surprise I mean they didn’t even know they were going to be doing it!

It was a great last performance played with a ridiculous amount of enthusiasm by all members, especially Scott Allen who ended up sitting on the floor of the stage. Towards the end it was almost like watching Jim Morrison in his early years.
It’s clear that when The Tutts finally release their first album they’re going to be huge, so if they’re playing in a town near you, go! You won’t be dissapointed.

Amanda Ratcliffe

This message was edited by miss nz on Tue Nov 4, 2008 6:48 am.

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