Sunday Setlists- The Factory Theatre. The Darrans, Avalanche, Naughty Boys & The Toothpicks

Oct 27

Sunday Setlist – The Factory Theatre

Welcome to the home of Sunday fun, drinks, food and epic music. The factory Theatre hosted the Sunday Setlist which brought local live acts together across the venue's various stages. I focused in the main room which had a phenomenal line up.

Line-Up: The Darrans / Avalanche / Naughty Boys / The Toothpicks

The Toothpicks pack a punch. They may look like the sweet boys next door, but they are an alt rock powerhouse. When they strolled on to the stage I couldn’t have expected such a tight and clean performance. Vocalist Harry Varvaressos has a voice like warm honey stirred through milk, it is smooth and has a warm tonal quality. Throwing a mix of Original tracks and covers the set flowed easily and brought a great energy to the room.

I don’t even know what to say about Naughty Boys. I mean, if you have seen or heard them you would know there is nothing you can say that would paint a full picture of what this band delivers. It is raw, punchy and real. I fucking loved them Punk in its most unadulterated form. This band is almost intimidating in their powerful performance and musicianship. With honesty at the forefront of their writing they put on a thought provoking performance that I couldn’t tear my attention away from. They delivered a set that I will never forget and judging from what I have heard this is the norm from these four inner west musicians.

Next up was Avalanche. They are just an extraordinary set of people. Guitarist Veronica, affectionately called ‘V’ is a phenomenal guitarist, every time I see her play a new wave of disbelief spreads through me. She plays with unparalleled confidence and Skill, she saunters around the stage, throws herself on the floor even mingles with the crowd all without missing a note. This alone is worth turning up to one of their shows. Vocalist Steve is equally as impressive, again a high energy performer, he boasts silky smooth vocals wrapped in a classic rock blanket. This band just gels together, they each bring a wonderfully unique and essential element which makes their music fun, at times comically witty and clever as well as making their performances unmissable. They do well on a big stage filling the space easily with their high octane performance.

The Darrans are Crisp and clean musicians. They create a vibrant electricity as soon as they hit the stage. Considering their music is somewhere between The Ramones and Frenzal Rhomb they have a light air about them, they could almost float around the stage as they spit out tunes as a cohesive unit. It is fast classic Aussie punk and you would be hard pressed to find a band doing it much better than this.