For those of you out there that think that all good music comes from the capital, let me introduce you to the Birmingham rock trio The Mexicolas. They are lead singer and guitarist Jamie (who a few years back toured with the likes of Alice Cooper and Deaf Leopard with his previous band), base player Del, and drummer Tim.
They came down to Smoke City to headline at The Bull & Gate in Kentish Town. The evening was promising as everyone in the crowd (mostly female myspace addicts) kept on reminding me that these guys were the next best thing to hit the planet.
Once the show started (apart from Jamie's good looks) I did get what the hype was all about, The Mexicolas played radio friendly rock without sounding boring or even Poppy. There was a bit of Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters' vocals, guitar sounds from The Falling and a musical sense from Green Day. Their set was truly great with songs like "Easy Smile", "Sticks & Stones", and my personal favourite "Come Clean", seemingly more than ready to hit the singles charts.
With all said and done you could expect a bunch of pretentious boys, but The Mexicolas are just simple guys with a fresh sense of humour and a warm welcoming stage presence. And thats why its such a shame that Hollyoaks airplayed them first.
