11/12/2012 Peckham Cowboys @ Nambucca

Subject	Peckham Cowboys @ Nambucca
DateCreated	12/23/2012 3:01:00 PM
PostedDate	12/25/2012 7:59:00 AM
	A bit of a mixed day. It starts with a funeral and me having to wear a suit and ends with me going to a gig to watch another bloke wearing a suit. Rare to experience so much sartorial elegance in one day. I could have done without the first part to be honest though... We all went to the pub after the funeral and I ended up staying much later than I intended -resulting in me arriving at Nambucca very late and completely missing the Gasoline Queens set. I'd been looking forward to checking out the new lineup of the Peckham Cowboys. Now only two original members remain. Only a few weeks ago it seemed like the band had split up after the departure of founder member and ex-Quireboy Guy Bailey. However, the band decided to carry on, albeit with an almost completely new lineup. The thing is, if you like a certain style of old school 1970's/80's rock 'n' roll then the new version of this band looks rather exciting. New on guitar is underground legend and ex-Dogs D'Amour, UK Subs, Crybabys (and many others) Darrell Bath. And as one ex-Quireboy leaves the band, another one joins - we now have Nigel Mogg on bass duties. It has to be said - this is the most rocking version of Peckham Cowboys yet. Are hats coming back? I didn't notice until I looked at the pictures, but every single member of the band is wearing a hat. Sharp dressed man and sometime Men & Gods (whatever happened to them?) frontman Marc Eden does his thing shuffling and shimmying about the stage while Mr Mogg throws a variety of shapes. The band are now capable of playing sets of around twice the length of the twenty minute ones earlier this year that left some people feeling short-changed. The band seem to be starting to hit their stride - Darrell's fluid guitar solos and natural feel for this style of rock 'n' roll certainly bring a lot to the table, and Nigel's showmanship added to the mix doesn't do any harm either. It's good to see a new band bringing some Stones/Faces style swagger back to the capital's music scene. General opinion seems to be that this is the best version of Peckham Cowboys yet, but how much better would it have been with two Quireboys? This band has a fairly unpredictable and volatile history so lets hope they can keep it together with this lineup. In typically chaotic Cowboys fashion the show ends with a cover of the Stooges classic 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' and a trouser dropping stage invasion. I think everyone goes home happy.

PS: This venue has now closed.