Were you Out Last Knight?! The main event of the evening and The Out Last Knights take to the stage like a burlesque troupe from Marc Bolans nightmare. Billy is wearing Dame Edna’s spectacles and a fur-collared coat, Anto looks heroin chic in a ladies scarf, Tom is sporting a yellow blouse that formerly belonged to artist formerly known as Prince and Elton John is still threatening to sue bassist Mike Wallace with copyright infringement of his image.

TOLK waste no time and launch straight into the single ‘Lock Me Up’ which is a brooding, angst-fuelled tune that takes no prisoners. Billy Benner provides the vocals for this track and then vocal duties are alternated through the rest of the set between Billy and guitarist Anto Hanrahan. They blast through several original numbers –riding momentous waves of urgent guitar riffs all the while creating menacing rock without missing a beat. These boys are not accomplished lyricists nor do they pretend to be - they are out and out grunge-inflected, substance fuelled lunatics who really were out last knight!  Just before the end of the set they perform an unexpected and surprisingly enjoyable cover of ‘Why Does It Feel so Good’ (Groovejet feat. Spiller) with vocals supplied by drummer Tom Gibbons and their reworking of the song is greeted with a great response from the audience. For the grand finale, the lads play an original number called ‘Majority’ – a savage tune matched only by ‘Lock Me Up’.

The gig itself was a great success but the quality of their single release is a real coup de grace. With Sin Cityesque artwork on the sleeve by Killer and top notch production by Martin Quinn recorded out at JAM Studios it is one of my favourite pieces of work by an unsigned band. My advice? Get your hands on a copy, put it on your iPod and stalk the streets with a bottle of whisky and a Bowie knife inciting fear and confusion into the hearts and minds of those you meet…

 ‘Majority’ was videotaped on the night by Gigabyte Promotions and you can check it out on The Out Last Knights myspace page www.myspace.com/theoutlastknightshttp://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=467716224&blogId=487533428