Aaron Grant caught in the parade.
Saturday night saw the first of many spontaneous mini-sessions – artists and bands playing impromptu gigs throughout the city. Blenz were kind enough to play host for this project, and there will no doubt be many more bemused/surprised/gleeful coffee drinkers in the weeks to come as the local (and maybe not so local) talents break into acoustic loveliness. Follow the guys below on Twitter to get announcements for the next gig. Hint: it’s really soon. And you’ll only get a few hours notice:
Metro-Blenz News Squad: @metroblenznews
The minds behind the music, Young Executive Music Inc: @YoungExecMusic
And of course, us: @adamandkev
The brave act for gig #1 was Broken Condom Babies frontman Aaron Grant (http://www.myspace.com/aarongrantmusic) playing songs from his solo project. The set was punctuated by screams as a parade of thousands poured by the Helmcken & Hamilton Blenz, and in addition to some phenomenal one-man moments of musical mastery, we managed to get him in the crowd for a very quick photo.
Stay tuned for video of the show – it’ll be worth the wait. For now, keep your eyes peeled on Twitter and wait for the next show…