About a year ago I first saw a Little Red gig advertised and I really wanted to go, but never got round to buying the tickets. They also played the Big Day Out and I couldn't make it :(
But last night I finally managed to see them live. They were fantastic! Unfortunately that's their last Aussie show before heading off to London to record a new album, but when they return you HAVE to go and see them.
There were four bands all up. We caught the last half of the Canvas Kites' set and they were pretty good, although they were playing to a dead room, poor buggers. I realised that I actually have one of their songs on my iPod thanks to triple j free downloads :D
We missed the next band, but came back in time for most of the Vasco Era's set. They were great. Okay, so the lead singer was quite possibly on drugs and sometimes was a little shriek-y, but it was a really high energy performance all round and I enjoyed it. They totally rocked out (haha, I feel so old saying that!!). I thought I might have a Vasco Era song on my iPod too, but unfortunately not :( I'll have to look out for them on the triple j site. Hehehe!
Finally at 11pm, Little Red were up. Oh my goodness that's really late for us on a weeknight, but they were totally worth staying up past bed time for! It would appear that the fan base of Little Red are abnormally tall, but I actually managed to get a pretty good view of the stage for the majority of the show. Yay! These guys were also pretty high energy and their songs were tight. When a brass section was required, two dudes from Hunters and Collectors came on the stage and Wilbur Wilde was on sax for Jackie Cooper. Fricking awesome!!
Well, I had a great time. You may well ask how much one must pay for such an event with no less than four bands at the corner hotel. It was pretty pricey and I'll have to tighten my purse strings this weekend to account for the whole $25 each that we had to splash out for the gig. What a freaking bargain!!
Have I mentioned how much I love Melbourne??
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
A Musical Weekend
Last weekend Paul's parents, Alan and Barb, came for a visit. They arrived on Friday and hung out with Paul and Myf during the day. In the evening we went to see Jersey Boys. Loved it! It was a very different musical to the ones I've seen lately. Basically it was just the story of how the band formed, became famous and eventually broke up, with their songs thrown in to the mix. But the music was so good and the story was actually really interesting. The only problem is that I've been singing She-erry in my head for a week now!
On Saturday morning we had breakfast at a Spanish Place in Degraves Street before heading off to the markets. I had a really yummy French Toast with Brioche (they had a spanish name for it). The other food looked really tasty too.
The day was spent relaxing before we headed out for another musical in the evening. This time it was Chicago. Loved it - again! The set was really great - the orchestra was incorporated into it. And the singing and dancing was fabulous. Great to see Craig McLachlan on stage - disappointed that there was no mullet though!
On Saturday morning we had breakfast at a Spanish Place in Degraves Street before heading off to the markets. I had a really yummy French Toast with Brioche (they had a spanish name for it). The other food looked really tasty too.
The day was spent relaxing before we headed out for another musical in the evening. This time it was Chicago. Loved it - again! The set was really great - the orchestra was incorporated into it. And the singing and dancing was fabulous. Great to see Craig McLachlan on stage - disappointed that there was no mullet though!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The White Album Concert
I'm behind in my posts again, so will be back-dating this and probably some other posts.
Went to the White Album concert at Hamer Hall on Monday 3rd August. Wow! The most amazing concert for so many reasons.
Firstly, there are so many awesome songs on the Beatles White Album. Okay, there are some really weird ones too, but lots of great ones.
Secondly, you can't go wrong with four of Australia's best rock musicians - Chris Cheney, Phil Jamieson, Tim Rogers and Josh Pyke.
Thirdly, the venue has to be one of the best in Melbourne for sound quality. I wish all gigs could be in a place like Hamer Hall. The acoustics were amazing!
The highlight for me was Chris Cheney. Full Stop. That guy is amazing! His guitar solo in My Guitar Gently Weeps has to be the best solo I've ever seen. I was open mouthed. I've never found Chris Cheney particularly attractive, but at that moment I wanted to marry him and have his babies. I may have told Paul that one too many times. lol!
The other guys were also brilliant. Phil Jamieson's voice blew me away. As did his energy levels. That boy cannot sit sill. Tim Roger's charisma was awesome. I've heard that he's a bit of a pretentious wanker live, but didn't see that at all. He interacted with the audience and looked like he was having so much fun. He and Phil played up to each other when they were on stage together. Josh Pyke was awesome, but so much more quiet and staid than the others. Even though he was awesome, his performance tended to blend because he doesn't have the same live presence as the others.
I REALLY hope that this comes out on DVD/CD because I so want to relive this night!
Photos are here.
Went to the White Album concert at Hamer Hall on Monday 3rd August. Wow! The most amazing concert for so many reasons.
Firstly, there are so many awesome songs on the Beatles White Album. Okay, there are some really weird ones too, but lots of great ones.
Secondly, you can't go wrong with four of Australia's best rock musicians - Chris Cheney, Phil Jamieson, Tim Rogers and Josh Pyke.
Thirdly, the venue has to be one of the best in Melbourne for sound quality. I wish all gigs could be in a place like Hamer Hall. The acoustics were amazing!
The highlight for me was Chris Cheney. Full Stop. That guy is amazing! His guitar solo in My Guitar Gently Weeps has to be the best solo I've ever seen. I was open mouthed. I've never found Chris Cheney particularly attractive, but at that moment I wanted to marry him and have his babies. I may have told Paul that one too many times. lol!
The other guys were also brilliant. Phil Jamieson's voice blew me away. As did his energy levels. That boy cannot sit sill. Tim Roger's charisma was awesome. I've heard that he's a bit of a pretentious wanker live, but didn't see that at all. He interacted with the audience and looked like he was having so much fun. He and Phil played up to each other when they were on stage together. Josh Pyke was awesome, but so much more quiet and staid than the others. Even though he was awesome, his performance tended to blend because he doesn't have the same live presence as the others.
I REALLY hope that this comes out on DVD/CD because I so want to relive this night!
Photos are here.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Megsie's Visit Part 5: A Day at Monash, an Evening with the Flaming Lips and an early morning farewell
Megan decided to come in to my work on the Tuesday. I saved up all my filing for weeks, to give her something to do. Hehehe!
Megs came and saw what I did in the lab and played with some of the equipment:
I think she looks the part, even if she had no idea what she was doing! :)
We went for a walk at lunch time to have a look around the campus. My boss had given us a heads up about a few things I'd never seen before, so we went in search of those. We found the rare books collection in the library, which seemed to have an awful lot of early editions of Gullivers Travels. We also saw the art gallery, which had a really weird exhibition on at the time, that wasn't really my taste. And after some exploration we found this stained glass window.
It's the Lindesay Clark Window by Robert French. The story goes that he had a falling out with the architect during the construction of the building, so instead of being the focus of the building, it's relegated to the side.
My boss hired a video from the library for us to watch over lunchtime. I'm sure this was for Megan's benefit, because it's not something we normally do. The video was a documentary about Rosalind Franklin and her input into the determination of the structure of DNA and how she was ripped off by Watson and Crick because she was ballsy in a time when women weren't meant to be. It was a real eye-opener. Probably a very one-sided account, but I'm sure there are many stories like this in history.
The following night, we went to see the Flaming Lips at Festival Hall. It was awesome!!!! They were fantastic! They're such great live performers.
Festival Hall was a real disappointment, considering it's been host to acts such as the Beetles and Bob Marley. I'm pretty sure the decor hasn't been updated since those times. The seats were maroon vinyl bench seats and were really rather uncomfortable and there was no leg room. I know that I'm getting old, because I'm at a gig and complaining about leg room! Hahahaha!!
The band went off though and that's all that really matters. The band members all entered through a giant, neon-coloured, psychadelic vagina on the tv screen. I'm not sure if that was a metaphor for the birth of the show or something, but it was fun nonetheless. The lead singer entered in a giant plastic ball, which he then crowd surfed in. I have to say it's definitely one of the most memorable openings of a live show I've ever seen.
Of course there were the dancing animals on the side of the stage like at all Flaming Lips Gigs. And plenty of balloons, confetti, streamers and smoke.
Their finale/encore was Do You Realise. I love that song! I actually nearly cried when they played it. Well, I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat, but no tears escaped down my cheeks, so I don't class it as actualy crying. It was just so good live and with everyone singing along.
The following morning, Megs had to leave early for her plane. So I got up at 5am to see her off at in a taxi. I'm pretty sure I've only just caught up on sleep from the busy weekend and early start!
Megs came and saw what I did in the lab and played with some of the equipment:
We went for a walk at lunch time to have a look around the campus. My boss had given us a heads up about a few things I'd never seen before, so we went in search of those. We found the rare books collection in the library, which seemed to have an awful lot of early editions of Gullivers Travels. We also saw the art gallery, which had a really weird exhibition on at the time, that wasn't really my taste. And after some exploration we found this stained glass window.
It's the Lindesay Clark Window by Robert French. The story goes that he had a falling out with the architect during the construction of the building, so instead of being the focus of the building, it's relegated to the side.
My boss hired a video from the library for us to watch over lunchtime. I'm sure this was for Megan's benefit, because it's not something we normally do. The video was a documentary about Rosalind Franklin and her input into the determination of the structure of DNA and how she was ripped off by Watson and Crick because she was ballsy in a time when women weren't meant to be. It was a real eye-opener. Probably a very one-sided account, but I'm sure there are many stories like this in history.
The following night, we went to see the Flaming Lips at Festival Hall. It was awesome!!!! They were fantastic! They're such great live performers.
Festival Hall was a real disappointment, considering it's been host to acts such as the Beetles and Bob Marley. I'm pretty sure the decor hasn't been updated since those times. The seats were maroon vinyl bench seats and were really rather uncomfortable and there was no leg room. I know that I'm getting old, because I'm at a gig and complaining about leg room! Hahahaha!!
The band went off though and that's all that really matters. The band members all entered through a giant, neon-coloured, psychadelic vagina on the tv screen. I'm not sure if that was a metaphor for the birth of the show or something, but it was fun nonetheless. The lead singer entered in a giant plastic ball, which he then crowd surfed in. I have to say it's definitely one of the most memorable openings of a live show I've ever seen.
Of course there were the dancing animals on the side of the stage like at all Flaming Lips Gigs. And plenty of balloons, confetti, streamers and smoke.
Their finale/encore was Do You Realise. I love that song! I actually nearly cried when they played it. Well, I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat, but no tears escaped down my cheeks, so I don't class it as actualy crying. It was just so good live and with everyone singing along.
The following morning, Megs had to leave early for her plane. So I got up at 5am to see her off at in a taxi. I'm pretty sure I've only just caught up on sleep from the busy weekend and early start!
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