guioconnor’s posterous

(Hover the image to get a link to the full-res image of the original poster, courtesy of the nice chaps at at Dingwalls)

A couple of months ago it striked me I hadn't heard anything about drusgtore in quite a while. Probably not since the early 2000s when I was a big fan and now, living in London, it would be a shame if I'd been missing their shows.

When I found out, after a friend pointed me to their facebook profile, they weren't active for 7 years but planning a return show I knew that would be a show worth klling for.

Why? Well, when you see comeback shows, more often than not is about trying to bring the popularity of the past, decadent artists that were once good and can't get past it, but I had a very different feeling about this one and probably the reason was the humble approach of the band through the web, talking to fans and making them feel as important as the band is for the fans.

I felt really lucky to have attended to a historical show like that, also very happy they did that gig after 7 years of inactivity because if you like Drugstore by their recorded songs, wait until you see them live.

Isabel Monteiro's presence on the stage is absolutely impressive, no one escapes the humor of the snob-ish character she plays on stage in between songs but it doesn't compromise the authenticity on her singing nor her actual sensibility. Instead, they blend together as nicely as the heavy notes on her bass, the guitars and drums blend with the cello and the violin.

Also, the iconography collector I am I wanted a poster of the gig that I couldn't get, so I turned to get the high res file that Isabel herself didn't have to print my own. I've contacted the nice chaps at Dingwalls and they emailed me the file.

Now, by Isabel's request, I'm sharing it with you so you can print own copy (hover the image to get a link for the full res version). And if you haven't been to the show, print it as a remainder for the next one. The one all of us who attended this time have our fingers crossed it will happen very, very soon.

Check also Isabel's blog: http://isabelmonteiro1.blogspot.com/
and Gary Simpson's fan site (seems official but is not ;-): http://www.drugstoremusic.co.uk/

Loading mentions Retweet