LIVE REVIEW: Die! Die! Die! @ The Gaelic, Sydney (01/04/11)
written by Chris Familton Purple Sneakers’ recent move into gig nights showed they aren’t content to rely on just the pulling power of indie DJs and a nightclub atmosphere. It reconfirms their commitment to live music and with their Last Night event they’ve been showcasing some of the best local and international acts making waves … Read more
PHOTOS: Parades/Little Scout @ The Gaelic 08/04/11
Purple Sneakers put on another great Last Night with Parades and Little Scout. Check out a couple of photos below and head over to DOUBTFUL SOUNDS FLICKR for heaps more…
PHOTOS: Die! Die! Die!/Bleeding Knees Club @ The Gaelic (01/04/11)
Here are a few of the shots from the great Die! Die! Die! / Bleeding Knees Club gig down at Last Night on Friday. Review will be up soon… For more shots see our Flickr page.
LIVE PHOTOS: Deep Sea Arcade/Surf City/Step Panther @ OAF, Sydney 11/02/11
Great gig last night from all three bands, review will be up soon but in the meantime here are a couple of shots from the evening. Check out more over at FLICKR.
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Verlaines & Songs @ Annandale, Sydney 30/01/11
written by Chris Familton The Verlaines formed around 30 years ago in New Zealand and wrote some classic songs like Death & The Maiden, Doomsday and C.D., Jimmy Jazz & Me. Graeme Downes went on to be a a professor of music at Otago University – still writing and recording albums both solo (the brilliant … Read more
PHOTOS: Sydney Big Day Out 2011
I only managed to get the little old point and shoot into the festival but here are a few of the highlights…
LIVE REVIEW: Xiu Xiu / High Places @ OAF, Sydney 03/09/10
written by Chris Familton This was to be the night of music high on artistic cunning and grandeur with three acts willing to push boundaries of standard song structure and delivery. Locals Kyu impressed with their angelic harmonies that sounded at times like an offshoot of the recent Bjork/Dirty Projectors collaboration. What made Kyu so … Read more
PHOTOS: Loene Carmen @ Excelsior Hotel 12/08/10
Loene Carmen played a great gig last night at the Excelsior to belatedly celebrate the release of her album It Walks Like Love that came out at the tail end of 2009. A review will be in next week’s Drum Media for those of you in Sydney and a copy wil be posted here the … Read more
PHOTOS: Simon Carter Live @ The Annandale 05/08/10
For the full photo set head over to Doubtful Sounds Music on Flickr
REVIEW: Brightblack Morning Light @ OAF, Sydney 07/04/10
The back story of Brightblack Morning Light involves the band living in New Mexico, off the national power grid and living and recording via solar panels. On record their music evokes that same area of the world with desert desolation and wide open spaces. How that would translate to a club environment was always going … Read more
