Live review at i94bar.com
“…Due to reasons of my own making, it’s my first live sighting of this line-up of Leadfinger and unsurprisingly they’re exceptionally good. They’re promoting a hot new album, “We Make The Music”, and its their best to date. You should buy it, They played the shit out of it tonight. A great set.
The strength of the songs is one thing, the self-assuredness of the band is another. Stew Cunningham (Leadfinger, the man) runs a tight ship and has assembled a talented bunch of players who have worked up these songs live, as opposed to just in the studio. Tonight, their drummer Dillon Hicks is unavailable, so Neil from Hytest sits in. He does a mighty job.
“The Price You Pay” and the title track are stingingly delivered. “Rock And Roll Heart” gets an airing from Stew’s Challenger 7 days and there’s a fair selection of primo material from more recent records. “Rich Kids (Can’t Play Rock and Roll)” is appropriately dedicated to Justin Hemmes. We could have done with a heap more music from Leadfinger but the New Christs await…” – The Barman, i94bar.com