Sneaky Weasel Gang at the Albany White Star

Sneaky Weasel Gang

 If you drive four and a half hours south from Perth you'll come to the not so sunny city of Albany. And if you venture out to see the nightlife you'll notice a few obscure things. Firstly the pubs turn into restaurants where they also happen to sell beer, the nightclub is the only nightclub and the 24 hour food option is a service station. Yet this is the biggest city in the region so you drag yourself to the only place bearable; The White Star Hotel.

The White Star Hotel, or more previously known as the Tanglehead brewery, which prior to that was known as The White Star Hotel, is the only venue in town promoting good live music every weekend. Since its recent take over they have had great WA acts with solid reputations through the doors. Most recently The Joe Kings, Homewbrewe, The Justin Walshe Folk Machine, The Caballeros, Optamus and Minute 36 have all played there.

So when the White Star shuts down its restaurant and charges an entry fee you know something special is going to take place. This particular Friday night it was The Sneaky Weasel Gang. If you haven't heard them before they describe their "grooves" as a diverse experience; "island beach party, to a smoky, funky blues dance and beyond". On this particular night they gave the crowd everything they asked for. The White Star bar is a large venue for Albany and The White Star Restaurant is even bigger, and still the Sneaky Weasel Gang managed to pull a substantial crowd. They tore through 3 massive sets of blues and funk with guitar leads and solos coming from every direction. The rhythm section was solid, the bass player and drummer felt like one unit with the sub boxes kicking you in the guts all night making sure you wouldn't fall asleep. If you did happen to close your eyes, you may be forgiven for thinking there were two guitarists and a second singer, but it was one man belting out lyrics while he strummed the hell out of his fender.

The Sneaky Weasel Gang are a well oiled machine. They have been touring up and down the state for a long time and it was no massive task for them to play all night. They finished up the night strong with a Jackson 5 cover before smashing out one more original piece. The $10 entry fee might have seemed steep for the local bogans but the people got their money's worth. When The Sneaky Weasel Gang come to your town, be sure to check them out.
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