For those of a superstitious mien, Friday the 13th is not exactly a lucky talisman - and so it proves, at least partially, for the organizers of this charity fundraiser gig (in aid of the hugely-underfunded Belfast Rape Crisis Centre) as, despite huge advance marketing and PR campaigns, other mitigating factors - such as itFor those of a superstitious mien, Friday the 13th is not exactly a lucky talisman – and so it proves, at least partially, for the organizers of this charity fundraiser gig (in aid of the hugely-underfunded Belfast Rape Crisis Centre) as, despite huge advance marketing and PR campaigns, other mitigating factors – such as it being the hottest night of the year to date and the World Cup on the telly – mean that there is a disappointingly meagre turnout. This is not say it was a bad crowd: no, there were a respectable 60 or so paying punters present – but, it could have been better… Openers Sentinel are very much the 'new kids on the block', to coin a phrase: drummer Jordie Kelly is only 14-years old, and the rest of the band – guitarist Joe Connolly, bassist Ryan Maguire and vocalist Rebecca Feeney – don't look much older, to be honest. And it is only the combo's third ever gig. Well, to be brutally honest, on the evidence of tonight's showing, they have a lot of work to do. Musically, each of them is impressive in their own right – Kelly belies his diminutive stature with a [...]
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