Recreational - Jaia: Berri Txarrak & Keike @ "The Garage" - March 20th 2004
London Basque Society in association with Free Dimensional Productions presents
"The Basque Musik Machine"
Berri Txarrak + Keike + Largeman + Base Defiler
Saturday, March 20th, 2004ko martxoak 20, larunbata @ "The Garage"
20/22 Highbury corner, London N5
Highbury corner
Doors Open at 18-tan Ateak Zabalik
Tickets / Tiketak £8 (advance/aurretik erosita)
Basque Society Office / Euskal Elkarteko Bulegoan
Mean Fiddler booking line: 08709063777
http://www.meanfiddler.com
+ usual agents
Ez da komisiorik kobratuko ondorengo tokitan esku-dirutan ordaindu ezkero / No booking fee when buying in cash from: Basque Society and Astoria, the Garage and Jazzcafe "Box offices"
Extract from the Society's archives on this event:
"...The second concert of the series had a different flair about it. March 6th 2004, also at “the Garage”. Raw and straight to the point. Rock’n’ Roll!!!
Berri Txarrak and Keike, from EH and Base Defiler and Largeman, from London, came and did not disappoint the punters. With guitar-orientated songs, loads of energy and power, the Rock- heads had a chance to indulge themselves in some head-shaking and heavy-bouncing, at the rhythm of some of the best Basque and English Rock. Tough cookie!!!
Both London bands did a straight forward set that got our motors going. No messing about. These guys are playing the London circuit and have already some songs published. It shows in their music. A real pleasure to be able to have them with us. Particularly refreshing to see again the lads from Ondarru (Keike, former Paranoia…at least some of them), along with their new female singer, with such a powerful and beautiful voice… These guys are GOOD!!!. In true delirium, the punters sang along with them during the whole of their set…What else could we ask for?
Finally, Berri Txarrak took to the stage and did a very tight, professional set, which perfectly reflected the fact that they are one of the most established Rock bands in the Basque Country. Their latest album, “Libre”, is the result of many years of playing around and mastering their music. A true classic, it is. Again, the crowd felt free to join in and kept going for as long as the band did, reaching altogether some moments of true climax, which will be difficult to forget…as difficult it will be to forget this, yet another, memorable event."
