We went to see the Hamsters - a band that several people had recommended we go an see. It was great - they did a playlist from their covers of ZZ Top and Hendrix. The Hamsters are a trio and watching the dynamics of the group - the lead guitar who was the lead singer and the leader - he spoke with the crowd. They were not a tribute band in that they didn't attempt to imitate the originals. The venue was good but I'd say that the acoustics were not brilliant. The audience was quite a mixture - young and old and much older. They concentrated on the music, no fancy light show, but their finale was unique. That's all I'll say - you need to go and see them.

I was interested to see how the guitarist played and did things - but he was rather fast - a challenge. A huge pedal board - but with Hendrix I'd guess a lot of effects. I did notice the lack of rhythm in the songs, but the bassist was playing a 5 string bass and covered some aspects of the the rhythm.

Live music is good to hear and see. Must do more.