The Whigs Acadamy 2 March 1st 2011
Review by Leon Byrne
Kicking things off in the dimly lit gloomy surroundings of the Acadamy 2 are Dead Confederate who have been on tour with The Whigs & with whom they share the same neighbourhood with in Athens Georgia. They play a sharp short grungy 45 minute set showcasing 10 songs. The certainly save the best ‘til last with Wrecking Ball & the crowd requested All The Angles.
Just off a whirlwind support to Kings of Leon on their recent tour including a night in Dublin’s O2 last December The Whigs hit the stage at 9.30 with the venue more crowded. They don’t hang around & burst straight into the recent single from their latest album “In the Dark” – “Hundred/Million” followed swiftly with “So Lonely” which gets the front row bouncing a bit more.
The Whigs seem to have an unending supply of energy with front-man Parker Gispert spending most of the gig on 1 leg & a one stage even doing the splits. Definate highlight of the night came when Parker swapped his guitar for a keyboard & a beer crate to sit on to play “Half the World Away”. Full of gentle keyboards to start but eventually bursting into a distorsion frenzy with bassist Timothy Deaux also changing from the norm & playing guitar. Finishing things off tonight is possibly “In the Dark’s” best song “Someone’s Daughter”.