Crazy Penis on a school night

Some times you get to go and see your favorite bands play kick ass gigs. Thursday night was one of these times.Crazy Penis, an English band who are far more popular in Australia than they are here, were playing at Cargo bar and thanks to Simon, I got to go and see them for a dirty fiver!

Crappy phone shot of TMG Crew in rocking form! From left to right, Simon, Myself, Bec and Dariusz.

If you haven’t heard any of their music, you can download an mp3 here (shhh!)

Back home, the only real opportunity to see Crazy Penis would be as a headline act at one of the big summer festivals where you’d have to negotiate the 60,000 + crowd to get up the front. Alternatively you might catch them at a super club where they probably wouldn’t come on until after 12:00.

Cargo in Shoreditch is a relatively small venue so it was like seeing them in the front room of the Espy. A really intimate gig to an audience of maybe 300 people or so.

The band were really tight and the front woman (don’t know her name), was a rocking it Tina Turner style. All legs and high kicks with attitude and fists in the air. And, thanks to London’s drinking laws, the band were on at 10:30 and we were on our way home by 1:00.

Crappy phone shot of the band! As you can see, up close and personal.

I loved it and if you get a chance to see them, don’t let the name put you off, they are sensational! On another note, Shoreditch rocks! It’s quite reminiscent of St. Kilda or Fitzroy in Melbourne or maybe Glebe in Sydney, kinda arty / studenty with loads of good bars and cafes. I think I want to move there.

Sorry about the crappy pics.