Live Review: Sheriff

The sun has been high in the sky all day, the air bursting with summer. With the Hawks winning their game and the city full of people out for a good time, there's one bar that is pulling more than just a post-footy crowd. AC/DC Lane has punters lining up to get into Cherry Bar and it's no wonder given the musical feast on offer inside.

Local lads The ReChords are on song, their 1950s-inspired rock and/or roll proving a hit with the growing crowd. The three-piece channel Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley and the crowd laps it up. Even without a drummer, the band inspire their fair share of boogying down the front and provide a great soundtrack to Saturday night in Melbourne town.

Another trio that have been doing the rounds in recent years, Sheriff, are on next, and kick off their set with a bang, their new song Pick Yourself Up taking the energy of the venue and turning it up to 11. The band are in fine form this evening, their incessant gigging around town paying off in spades with an awesome stage presence and live show.

Off the back of their self-titled release launch on this very stage earlier in the year, Sheriff are going from strength to strength, and even though Cherry Bar isn't bursting at the seams like it was on that night, it could be argued that the set they throw down tonight is as good as any. Since joining the band about six months ago, drummer Callum Routledge has made the kit his own, and singer Jimi Coelli gives his all ensuring that no one will leave with their hearing intact tonight.

The set is chock-a-block, a two-piece horn section accompanying on a few numbers, and The ReChords double bassist Tyron Shaw even joins the party on highlight You're Not Too Cool (So Baby Dance With Me). Guitarist Tom Watson is running around all over the venue, his riffs and vocals screaming from every corner of the room. The set finishes with singles What You Want and Simon Young. By the time midnight rolls around, this Saturday night is one to remember.