Marion album playback party

Yesterday I attended the playback party for Marion's third album - a live recording of their December 17th gig at Manchester's Club Academy. Having missed the gig itself, I was eager to get my Marion fix and the evening didn't disappoint - with a lovely live acoustic set and the album played back LOUD, free drinks flowing... taking pictures wasn't really top priority (and especially after seeing Natalie Curtis' rather superior photographs on display).

But wanting to at least have a small personal document of the occasion, I snapped a few on my little Finepix and then attempted to salvage something resembling a picture from them, through the wonders of photo editing!

Marion Rock Mac

Another Marion post, but then I will definately give it a break for a while. I was fortunate to get along to the very limited capacity warm up gig in Macclesfield on Thursday. The whole evening was a bit of a surreal experience, but most definately in a good way. It was fab to catch up with people I haven't seen since 2006, and also of course to see practically the original line-up in such intimate surroundings. Incredibly frustrated that I will miss the 'main event' at Club Academy on 17th December, but after Thursday's performance I am fairly sure this is just the beginning...

More pics here!

Marion memories...

Not many bands would inspire me to make a 200 mile drive to deepest darkest Somerset (well, Bath to be exact) to see them. But Marion are not just any band. So as Marion v. 3 prepare to venture out into the live arena, here's a pictorial recount of Marion v. 2's inaugral gig at Bath's Green Park Tavern, on 1st April 2006.

I ambitiously attempted to photograph without flash using a grainy 800 iso film, but soon gave that up as I was tossed around on the collective wave of adrenalin. Managed to salvage a few flash-assisted shots though, the rest of which are here!