Reluctantly I headed out to the British India gig at the Players Bar on Thursday, knowing full well that the lighting and sound was going to hamper what could have been a great concert. However there was an unexpected highlight to the night in the support band The Novocaines. With a sound reminiscent of The Vines and a stage presence which channels Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Novocaines burst onto the scene unfortunately to a less than lackluster crowd. Not to be disheartened the band were a great live act through to the final blow. British India got the crowd a bit rowdier but even they couldn't produce much in the way of a mosh pit from the seven or so people that attended. Kudos to them however for putting on an energetic live show despite the small crowd. Singer Declan Melia never fails to charm as he belts out his poppy tunes and the rest of the band are just too cool as they effortlessly put out their eclectic brand of punk/pop music. Mandurah is attracting some truly awesome bands of late, one would just hope the population catches on soon before they get a bad reputation for poor crowd quality.