{"id":4916,"date":"2016-11-20T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2016-11-21T23:04:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T23:04:14","slug":"ben-caplan-and-the-casual-smokers-king-tuts-wah-wah-hut-glasgow-171116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2016\/11\/20\/ben-caplan-and-the-casual-smokers-king-tuts-wah-wah-hut-glasgow-171116\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow – 17\/11\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have to admit to not having heard of Ben Caplan<\/a> before tonight. I was up in Glasgow for a Podiatry conference and instead of talking feet over dinner, decided to drag a few Pods to King Tuts to see who ever was on \u2013 if the band was pants at least we\u2019d\u2019ve been to one of the UK\u2019s best known venues for a beer or 2. As it happens, Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers are not pants\u2026..far from it……far from average\u2026…..quite a find in fact!<\/p>\n

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The gig was great fun with lots of banter between songs to an appreciative crowd. Ben Caplan reminded me of Tom Waits (angry sounding growling vocals with wild eyes – you wouldn’t want to meet him at the end of a dark alley) and his backing band had shades of Gogol Bordello (raggedy eastern folk-like music), not a bad combination. Most songs seemed melancholy with a haunting undertone, which suited me just fine. For a big guy, he has some sweet guitar licks amongst the full on guitar rage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And then back to the conference for another 2 days of foot-talk<\/p>\n

Bob the Chiropodist<\/p>\n

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