About a year ago, I was down in Dunedin for a weekend and managed to catch a gig by the Mermaidens, who were touring in support of their debut album. Supporting the Mermaidens was a young local Dunedin combo called Koizilla. I was very impressed with their set and so was pretty keen to see them playing again, this time supporting their new album that they had just dropped via bandcamp.
The first band of the night supporting the group were a duo of a couple of young Australian bloked going under the moniker of Bleeding Gums Murphy. Playing Guitar and ukulele, these lads played a kinda comedy folk and were pretty catchy and played some nice lines, not to be taken too seriously but more enjoyable than I anticipated.
Nervous Jerk, I had seen once before and also had a track on the excellent "Sickest Smashes From Arson City" CD compilation so I was looking forward to seeing then play too and I wasn't disappointed, the sound mixing was pretty damn good and their classic punk was fast n' furious and fairly melodic. The Guitarist/singer was pretty impressive and ripped out some damn fine rifferage and solo stuff and was well supported buy the rhythm section. A great set.
Koizilla are obviously pretty well totally unknown here in Christchurch, the audience was pretty much only about 6-8 paying punters with the rest being the members of the other acts who supported. This was a shame as these guys are a fantastic group with a very strong album they just dropped and despite the minuscule crowd, they played with energy and much enthusiasm. The sound was great and it was totally infectious, a great live set and it was interesting to have it fleshed out with the young lady on flute and keys. Their music had a real touch of the progressive but heavier than on the album. I highly recommend checking these guys out.
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