{"id":3404,"date":"2011-06-30T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T09:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2012-05-28T00:23:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T22:23:28","slug":"old-zulas-last-night-with-fox-comet-captain-stu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/old-zulas-last-night-with-fox-comet-captain-stu\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Zula’s last night, with Fox Comet & Captain Stu"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saturday 25 June 2011<\/div>\n

In all its 5\/6 years of existence, I’d never been to Zula Bar; now that it’s relocating (a few doors down in Long Street), the closing night party last week was my last chance to check out the ‘old’ Zula – plus, I’d never watched either of the bands so having 3 new experiences at once seemed like a great idea.<\/p>\n

\"Fox<\/a> \"Captain<\/a><\/div>\n

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Fox Comet were actually the main reason I was there – their drummer, Kyle Gray,<\/a> had asked me to check them out and because he seemed like a nice guy and we have some mutual friends, I was really hoping they’d be good to save me from any potential awkwardness. As they started appearing on the stage, I tried very hard to ignore the fact that the tracks of theirs I’d heard online hadn’t really won me over, but even so, my expectations were pretty low…<\/p>\n

\"Nicola,<\/a>Luckily I’m not lying through gritted teeth when I say I enjoyed them because I honestly did – they really came alive on stage and even the tracks I didn’t like so much the first time round sounded pretty great.<\/p>\n

I imagine there’s always a bit of pressure on vocalists when they’re not hiding behind an instrument – they’re not as restricted as their bandmates and so probably feel obligated to dance and move around a bit. The results can range from being\u00a0 uncomfortable and a little awkward to unforced and entertaining; Fox Comet’s vocalist\/saxophonist Rob Coutts falls into the latter group and demands to be watched as he bounces and dances across the stage, plus he gets bonus points for having stripey rainbow socks.<\/p>\n

One of the best things for me about live music is the energy – something which Fox Comet have in bucketloads. A really cool band, I’ll definitely be checking them out again.<\/p>\n\n\t\t