ONENESS @ The Vine Inn

Event: Oneness ...Peace, Love & Unity
Description: Gig
Location:160-162 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, S11 8FR

Address: The Vine Inn

Another night of Oneness and love, courtesy of Mr KOG, Jungle Ivy and Chronicles of Graham.  Sadly for me, I missed Chronicles of Graham, as I began the night of a work's night out in the city centre, but I arrived in time for the fantastic KOG & The Allstar Revolution.  Borrowing some members of Chronicles of Graham, KOG plays reggae, ska and afrobeat, jumping from one genre to the next, always keeping the crowd moving.  If KOG looked comfortable to first time I saw him, he was every inch the pro tonight,the crowd hanging on every word spilling from his mouth, be it soulfully sung or powerfully delivered by virtue of his punchy raps.  Dee and Zoe of backing vocals kept everything together and harmonised really well with each other and with KOG.  Coxy was up to his usual brilliance, riffs and solos abound, such that it would be easy to miss the important work of Nervous Dave, hidden away behind his keyboard, stage left, but his melodies and fills kept the tunes going and overall added to the sound.  Nervous Dave is, in many ways, the unsung hero of many Chronicles of Graham tracks, and he proved to be the same here with the Allstar Revolution.

KOG & The Allstar Revolution

Up next, Jungle Ivy, a mashup of Jungle Lion and Smiling Ivy.  A proper punk/funk-fest, filling the room.  Everyone was bouncing around, an for a relatively recent

To finish the night off, and all-too-brief DJ set by HarleyLikesMusic.  For those of you unfamiliar with Harley, he DJs using only a Nintendo DS (well, two of them).  Highlights (for me at least) always include his version of KiD CuDi/Crookers track "Day 'N' Night".  How he does it on just a handheld games console I'll never know!