The Girls

Raised as a member of the Children of God cult he lived most of his life isolated from the pop culture he only managed to absorb through TV.

Their dreamy laid back pop goes down well on record however the bulk of their set didn’t do much for me.

Owens’ has matured. He sounds less whiney now that his voice doesn’t have those Ocasek/Holly glottal stops as much as he used to. And even for all their variety of sounds the band dabbles in now — from country-western blues to doo-wop to 70’s metal — there is crystal clear songwriting. They may not bend and s

From the moment the band opened with "Lust for Life" to the soaring extended encore the crowd forwarded cries of admiration.

Chicago, USA

Once there they then have to perform a quick sound check under the full glare of the lights.

Playing to a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd in Sneaky Pete's the San Franciscan duo (joined by an extra drummer and guitarist) open on the bittersweet Lust For Life the calling card for that innocent redemptive mood Owens evokes.