Twist on down again to
one of the best festivals around, why? First the ticket price of £15 is the
cheapest around and cheap price does not mean cheap acts. With Clean Cut Kid,
Frankie & The Heartstrings and Eliza Shaddad being just a handful of the quality
acts present across the five stages of the festival. This year’s festival keeps
on growing the reputation of Twistrella festival and Middlesbrough as a whole
and is certainly worth checking out in 2017.
The day of Twistrella
arrived for me, filled with both excitement and dread I headed down to
Middlesborugh. Excited about the amount of great acts but dread due to the
amount of bands I wanted to see and interviews I had organised (8 in total) and
after being fed and watered the madness begun. First off was the band I have
been obsessed with since January, Clean Cut Kid. Playing a good length set they
smash through hit after hit for the equally energetic audience. ‘Vitamin C’, ‘Pick
Me Up’, ‘Jean’, the list is endless, so get learning the words now for their
future arena tour.
As their set was
closing at Teesside University, I raced over to WestGarth Social Club to check
out the three piece that is, Tough Tits. Their wild chaotic melodies charmed
the almost filled room. Unique in sound and style, these three girls are on the
right path for “world domination” as they so rightly want. The Townhouse (The
Keys) was the next venue on my trajectory, a place where I seen the 1975
perform, however todays act was more mod than pop in the form of Alistair
James. A cool crooner, armed with a guitar blew away the crowd with a
swaggering dose of rock ‘n’ roll. Acoustic sessions are usually hit or miss,
Lunna who performed at TS one, acoustic stage certainly hit the sport with the
beautiful angelic tones. While follow up, Zach Said failed to impress but was
worthy of a listen especially to his surprising cover choice.
Back to the Westgarth
and Trash completely nailed it as a future headline band with their own
brilliant style. Tom Joshua and Drifts both equally shine with their confident
and bold sets. Then a rather interesting set came from a band who are small but
mighty, Mouses. After just seeing them last night in Hartlepool I was treated
to their unique acoustic set over at Sticky Fingers a brilliant rock bar in
Boro. The set it’s self was weird for the band to play yet still captivating
and great as far as I am concerned. I then carried on with some interviews as I
headed over to Teesside University again to chat with Chad (aka cape cub) in
all his glory. Being a home town show this was already going to be special for
the band but equally special was the brilliant turnout for their set. I finally
got see what all the hype was and they were not wrong, a brilliant set
delivered with pin point accuracy taking you into the world of CC. Another high
quality act is the beautiful sounds of Eliza Shaddad, who travelled from London
for the show today.
Marsicans unleash
their energy once again, this time upon the Teesside audience. As ever they serve
up a good helping of delicious melodies with a side order of smiles, making
everyone in the room feel welcomed into the Leeds bands new found family. Two
bands close the night for me at Twistrella festival, first off is Frankie &
The Heartstrings with the iconic back catalogue of tunes, brilliant sound and
brilliant guys. Second and finally is the lovable duo again, Mouses who closed
the show at Teesside University. Once again they break down the barrier between
audience and crowd by having a stage invasion and playing like their lives
depended upon it. Pure heart at the centre of their music, which will ring out
until their next tour.
Thanks to everyone for
setting up interviews, playing wild shows and giving me the time of day to say
hello. An epic festival with heart and soul, deep routed with the music scene.
I for one cannot wait to see what they will pull out the bag in the future, so
check out the links below to see what the future holds.
http://www.twisterella.co.uk/
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