Bluesfest: Blue King Brown

So where was I when Cage The Elephant were putting on their show-stopping set? Off at the Subway Stage watching Blue King Brown. Last time I saw them I was underwhelmed by their music but had to admire the stage skills on display. This time around the balance had tipped more in the other direction, mostly because lead singer Natalie was sounding much improved.

And here are a few of the guys in the band and their suitably leafy keyboard.



Kimberley-saving action!



Percussive action!



The more drummers the merrier!



And here's Natalie!



Point-making action!



That includes you lot over there!



Backup singing action!



More backup-singing action!



More percussion!



Now that I think about it, there's a lot of pointing in BKB shows.



Then I popped over to see what The Cavaliers were all about (not what I thought, is the short answer).

• Show reminder: Loviatar, The Unco-operatives and Monobrow play loud at the Dominion. The Mahones and Beer Barons are next door (and a bit earlier) at Zaphod's; Memoryhouse, Danger Bot and The Rest play Mavericks; Au Vol, slugbait, Ad·ver·sary and DJ cpi keep things droning, ambient and industrial at Raw Sugar; The Hammerheads perform at The Rainbow; The Elmdale hosts The Peptides. Static Revolt is at The Avant Garde Bar.