Jefferson Starship

There’s something quite pleasing, especially if you’re a stickler to neatness, about the way that some of the remaining members of sixties psychedelic icons Jefferson Airplane kept a kind of uniformity to the naming process by calling their new group, formed in 1974, Jefferson Starship, but in actual fact, the name’s kind of misleading. It suggests that they were aiming for a sound and a style of music that was in thrall to the cosmos more than ever before, but they actually, if anything, toned down the eccentricities that had come to define them in the sixties; there were still elements of psych and progressive, sure, but they were often lost to the straightforward rock sound that they largely sought to pursue. They enjoyed commercial success throughout the seventies with a couple of platinum-selling records, but things quickly began to unravel for the group when singer Grace Slick’s alcoholism spiralled out of control. The poppier group Starship was formed out of the band’s ashes in the early eighties, but a new group, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation formed in 1992 with a revolving lineup of former members, and they continue to tour those seventies classics to this day, playing an intimate show at London’s 100 Club back in 2010.

New Jersey based American hard rock band Trixter know what it takes to bring their fans a heck of a show. With their inception in 1983 until now, even despite a decade long hiatus, Steve Brown, Peter Loran, Mark “Gus” Scott and P.J Farley have perfected their chemistry to come together to play sweet sweet music together.

Because of their fairly long history, they draw a variable crowd, spanning a large number of age groups. They have long time fans who know their old material like the back of their own hands, as well as new fans who are just discovering their new material. Just as in their heyday, they know how to get the crowd pumped before they take the stage: by keeping the lights dark but starting to play their opening song. They have just as much energy as they always have despite any doubts by their appearance. The hair band may have matured, but they still very much rock the attitude that comes with true rock and roll music. Between songs, they shout out to the crowd which is usually met with a large cheering answer. The entire show is a face-melting experience that leaves you wanting more.