Whiting the Wrongs

Bloody Snow.

What is it about booking the Dead Jerichos in On a Thursday gigs and having it snow? It was the reason our first attempt to bill them got cancelled and seemed to be a major reson behind the second time (where they actually got to play) the show was sparsley attended.

The white downpour started (and started to settle very quickly) about an hour before the doors were due to open, and only when we actually started the first band did it finally stop. It didn't last on the streets fr long, but was enough to keep people away and, as a result, no-one really came to the first FLM performance since London (and the last ever FLM performance under that name), and the only people who saw the Dead Jerichos were already there from seeing the Empty Vessels or were in or with one of the other bands.

That's a huge shame because I felt that while we made a few minor mistakes, the performance was fine and a good one to break Jim into the band for his first live show for years. Not only that but both of the other two bands were incredibly good. Although I didn't get to actually see the Empty Vessels play due to being on the door, I heard every note and it was tight, solid and performed to a very high standard. They deserve their BBC Introducing airtime and whatever accolades are sure to follow. Dead jerichos also proved that they are in it for the long haul because, despite playing about 4 million gigs in the coming and past months they had bundles of energy and got the albeit small crowd pumping and in many cases, dancing too. They're young lads but they've got a lot of professionalism and were a joy to put on stage.

Next time we book them, it's going to be in the summer so it doesn't bloody snow.

It was refreshing to see people from the local music press coming down to check out the bands though. It made me feel like On a Thursday is going to become a mainstay of the Oxford music scene for quite a time to come, and with more bands interested in the upcoming dates we've got some huge strides forward coming up.