DIY Collective Gig Brooklyn Youth Centre: The Jamix singing group kicked off the night with a short set of cover songs.

It is always twice as hard to perform to an audience that isn't 'your' audience but the Jamix girls and Jamie Young really did perform well and impressed with their vocal display.

The future looks very bright for Jamix with the rumour of a recording with help from the Babylon Project looking possible.

Next on to stage came the Rock School graduates Something Like Spring. With the help of the DIY Collective and Babylon Project, Something Like Spring have been given some great opportunities in their life as a band and it is fantastic to see that they are grabbing very single one with both hands and improving with every show.

The set that Something Like Spring played was much improved in comparison with their early shows, and showed an increasing level of confidence while on stage.

Their final song, Distance, was by far the strongest and had an extremely catchy chorus.

The biggest difference that I, and I'm sure the crowd, noticed was the movement on stage.

This was one of the first times I've seen Something Like Spring break out of the nervous position of standing still on stage, doing your set, and then getting off stage as quickly as possible. There was movement, and it was great to see, it allowed the crowd to get involved and Something Like Spring's Pickering faithful did just that!

Next on stage came Malton-based Unapproved. It was the first time Unapproved had played in their home town in a year and it was fantastic to be back.

Unapproved played a great set with a number of new songs, bringing yet another new direction from the band. There was some really good crowd involvement during their set, and this saw the first of many circle and mosh pits that erupted into life throughout the night.

Unapproved will be in the studio around Christmas time and touring at Easter, so there is plenty to come from this aging rock quartet.

But this was a very impressive set and hugely enjoyed by the band and, by the looks of it, the fans too. There was even a group of young fans demanding signed set lists after the performance.

Next on stage was One Night Only, or at least four-fifths of One Night Only with bass played Dan not making the show due to illness.

One Night Only are becoming increasingly technical in their music, which will be available for all to hear after their recording is complete at the end of this month.

Fronted by George Craig, sporting a Superman t-shirt, One Night Only played a lively set that included a couple of covers such as 'are you gonna be my girl' by Jet, and a number of their own songs.

Keyboard player Jack is more than just a token gesture and really brings a very listenable new dimension to the band.

Again, Mark Hayton and George Craig pulled off some great vocal work and the set was held together well by the ever-improving drum work of Sam Ford. Look out for One Night Only at a venue near you soon, or check them out on MySpace soon!

The last band to hit the stage was another Malton band in the familiar form of HedCage.

Much like Unapproved's set, there was a definite emphasis on the crowd destroying each other in some increasingly vicious mosh pits.

I think the greatest compliment that can come from this set by HedCage is really just a confirmation that their live show is unrivalled in the area.

Front-man Sam could fill a stage by himself, but when he has the support of Kristian, who is becoming increasingly insane on stage, you know there are going to be fireworks, but when you get lead guitarist Alex climbing on to the drum staging to play guitar, you know you've just seen HedCage. The fans were fantastic, as was the set. From the stirring introduction to the final scream, this was impressive.

The Ryedale DIY Collective would like to say a massive thank you to the Brooklyn Youth Centre, Adrian Wilford, David Fincham and Richard Clayton for helping out at the event. Also a special thank you to Stewart Ashton for the filming work he did during the show, CYC for doing the sound and lighting show, and Mark Hammond for running the refreshments area.

Finally to anyone else who helped out, the bands that performed, and of course, the fans that make this all possible.

It was great to see the venue sold out at the DIY's very first gig, and we can all look forward to a Christmas gig in Pickering.

Updated: 16:32 Thursday, October 27, 2005