Under Foreign Orders / Dummy Run / Weightloss - Esquires, June 18th 2005
Reviewed by Martin Stapleton
Having turned up expecting to see Barbar Luck headline tonight, it was extremely disappointing to learn that they had pulled out at the last minute.
First band tonight were Weightloss, purveyors of a fine Ska-punk sound. Second song 'Without Reason' and also 'Human Rights' made for an enjoyable twenty-five minutes.
Dummy Run then gave us their Green Day influenced brand of Punk Rawk and it was good to catch them live again. Playing such oldies as 'Strength in numbers' and 'Riot in the Alley' allied to some new numbers (which they are recording for their new album), Dummy Run gave us rich entertainment.
The final band of the evening were the wonderfully titled Under Foreign Orders who I have not seen before but of whom I was very impressed. I am a sucker for a bit of brass in a band and Under Foreign Orders brought plenty. For fans of full on, stripped down Ska, this is your band!