Marina Zettl – 13th October, 12-2pm

Marina Zettl – 13th October, 12-2pm

“I don’t like Jazz, reminds me of a man caterwauling when I was sixteen. But I liked that.”
Sitting in Penny Street Bridge, it’s hard to see what the big deal is about the venue or the band. Twenty minutes until they are due on stage and the room is almost empty. Marina and her band are running late; it only turned out to be an hour an twelve minutes which is an eternity for impatient types such as myself. However their epic tale to get to Lancaster started with a late taxi which had made them late for everything else. Enticed by free samples of two ales – Tavern Porter and Old Dan – it was clear to see why some of the customers chose to stay as they didn’t fit the elegant look of the venue. The venue has a slight air of someone wearing a designer gown with flip flops hidden underneath. Once you saw past the elegance of Penny Street Bridge you saw the ‘flip flops’ – the bits that didn’t fit in such as the tattooed metal fan who was tapping away on drums as he set them up and ruining the calm atmosphere, or the visible vent in the ceiling.

The interaction of band to audience is that between friends, in each member you see something that was reminiscent about a friend you have. There was Klaus the new drummer who is the friend stuck in the past with the air of 1980’s East German about him; then you have Thomas the guitarist who is the trendsetter friend; finally is Marina the singer who is the leader and takes charge, knowing full well what she wants. Marina and her band hail from Vienna, Austria which is reflected in two of their songs. Vor Deiner Tür which in English is ‘In front of your door’ and completely sung in German, the other song was Almost Written which has a slower tempo and is their interpretation of the Austrian Waltz. The set is played in two halves. The first half is lively and bubbly which was contrasted by a soothing, almost like a lullaby like second half. The second half fitted perfectly into the atmosphere of the venue, the second half is the designer gown.