Gig Review: Brendon Thomas & The Vibes @ Cabana, Napier – 11/02/17

With their Rock n Roll sound and psychedelic feel, there is nothing I don’t like about Auckland based Trio Brendan Thomas and The Vibes.

I have to admit, I didn’t watch X Factor, but one of my best mates is a huge fan. And I mean huge! His face got turned into a meme for the show… It was great, and one day he was keeping me updated on the goings on of the contestants. I had already been told a band was in the competition that I would like and I sat down on the sofa to watch a YouTube clip Gabby had found for me. The video that I was shown was Brendan Thomas and The Vibes’ cover of George Ezra’s song Budapest. They had gotten themselves a fan.

I had not seen them live until they came to Napier last month and I had a great time to say the least! As soon as my best gal pal and I saw the event on Facebook we hit ‘Going’ and knew that it would be a good night of good energy, good music and dancing.

Performing to celebrate their latest single release on The Rock FM, they made sure their set was a variety of amplified retro tunes and full on rock riffs.

I was thoroughly impressed with their presence on stage, getting lost in the performance of their music in its purest form, that being live and loud. The energy was palpable and I only wish there were more people at the event to enjoy the evening.

They are releasing their second EP Wrap You In The Sun on the 10^th of March, so if you want to listen to a band that is a hark back to the glory years of 1960’s music, this bohemian trio is the one for you. I recommend that you get amongst!