Kehoes Manchester on a bright sunny evening. To be fair from the outside it is not the best looking venue. The reason that I was here was to take shots and offer my support to Sara Smith a great photographer and also promoter. This was her first time putting on a night at this venue.

Once inside the friendly atmosphere and quality of the sound relaxed me. I was soon chatting to other gig goers and awaiting the first act.

What a start little did I realise that the relaxed girl I had chatted to was such a confident and accomplished singer and songwriter. Jess Kemp played a great set of her own material with a great twist on modern songs.

Jess KempSONY DSC  Citizen John Doe raised the tempo and volume with a set that really got things going and was appreciated by the growing crowd.

SONY DSC Forbidden Lands sounded like they have played together for a long time. They are a tight group with some great original songs. They are due in the studio later this year and I am already requesting an advance copy.

SONY DSC Black Sonic Revolver are a band I have heard good things about. They are well worth looking out for with a great set of songs. A special mention should go to their new drummer who held it all together well.

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