Live Review: Gignition

Dreary weather aside, last Sunday's Gignition was a chilled, easy way to finish off the weekend. A crowd of roughly 30 littered the armchairs at the Railway Hotel listening intently to acoustic artist Luke Argall. Lyrically, Argall was very focused and maintained a steady, consistent albeit slightly repetitive style for the majority of the set. His standout song, Pretty Girl, was simple yet catchy and saw the always-one-at-every-gig Fremantle local make his first dance appearance.

Relatively new four-piece band Oddlaw were on next and covered The Pixies' Where Is My Mind? and despite the occasional overpowering bass guitar, their rock with the intermittently punk-influenced set was funky and foot-tappingly good. Their tribute to long weekends rang loud and true with the crowd, especially the aforementioned Fremantle local.

Final band The Devil In Miss Jones (potentially named after the 1973 pornographic film) gave the impression, with their black skinny-leg jeans, long side fringes and drummer David's Misfits shirt, of a sound much heavier than that delivered. Despite their unpolished new song, which was a little unsteady, the four-piece band of youngsters played out a relatively tight, instrumentally-heavy set.

Overall the evening showcased a talented mix of up-and-coming Perth musicians.