| Essex Rocks @ The Fleece, Feb 14th: Von Jergo seem confident from the first chaotic growl. As if they know they don’t have to hurt you now, ’cause you’re all strapped down and not going anywhere. Jergo’s garagey Stooges goodness flows from the stage, louder and faster with each song. Their lithe pale frontman is a vampire. No food ever passes his lips, but he relentlessly drains the alcohol from his glass victims. It’s not that he’s scared of the sun, the sun is scared of him. The set ends on a chaotic high, with the feeling the band are only just holding the song down so as to not hurt the crowd. - Shawn Rees |