Chris Bailey & Ed Kuepper

The second of three shows in Brisbane. Apparently there are Bailey people and there are Kuepper people. Total bullshit really.

Chris Bailey & Ed Kuepper - Live @ The Troubadour - 20 May 2010

The encore was a very nice cover of Melanie's 'Lay Down' and I missed it because of mechanical failure. My finger hit the go button once not twice like I told it to.

Pond

Another storming set from Loomer to kick off then Pond from Perth. Utterly great swirling psych pop. I loved it.

Loomer - Live @ The X&Y Bar - 12 May 2010

Pond - Live @ The X&Y Bar - 12 May 2010

Hanger 10.7

I seem to miss the start or end of Running Guns sets which is a pity cause they are pretty damn good. As are Swamplords.

TTT reminded me of Gang of Four then Talking Heads. This is a good thing.

Running Guns - Live @ The Hanger - 15 May 2010

Swamplords - Live @ The Hanger - 15 May 2010

TTT - Live @ The Hanger - 15 May 2010

Wipedoubt

I went along to see The Mercy Dolls but Ric's lied about the set times on Facebook so I missed them entirely. I only realized this when the stage was demolished after Wipedoubt finished.

Wipedoubt - Live @ Ric's Bar - 14 May 2010

Alasdair Roberts and Heinz Riegler

played at The Judy. Heinz continues to refine his songs and I'm really looking forward to an official release. I really enjoyed Alasdair's performance. His humour and warmth really lifted his songs. It really didn't feel like 90 mins before he finished.

Heinz Riegler - Live @ The Judy - 09 May 2010

Alasdair Roberts - Live @ The Judy - 09 May 2010

Celibate Rifles [but not much]

All garage all night but I was seriously overworked and couldn't make it to the end. I heard only the first four songs of the Rifles set but they include a couple that don't get aired much so grab it if you like the Celibate Rifles.

The supports were great. Haven't seen New Jack Rubys for a while and they didn't disappoint.

New Jack Rubys - Live @ The Step Inn - 07 May 2010

Lobster Prophet - Live @ The Step Inn - 07 May 2010

The Prehistorics - Live @ The Step Inn - 07 May 2010

Celibate Rifles [4 songs] - Live @ The Step Inn - 07 May 2010

Jazz

James Sherlock and West End Composers Collective played last night at The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts [aka The Judy]. James has released a CD and kicked off the evening with a short solo guitar performance then he joined the West End Composers Collective for an hour of modern australian contemporary music with a jazz slant. The Performance Space is very nice acoustically and it all came out quite well.

James Sherlock - Live @ The Judy - 07 May 2010

West End Composers Collective w. James Sherlock - Live @ The Judy - 07 May 2010

Tumbleweed

had a great time. Supported by youngsters Hytest and less youngsters The Meanies [happy 21st birthday guys] they played for 1hr 40min odd and not a dud in it.

The Meanies - Live @ The Hi-Fi - 02 May 2010

HyTest - Live @ The Hi-Fi - 02 May 2010

Tumbleweed - Live @ The Hi-Fi - 02 May 2010

The Bats

supported by The Deadnotes w The Legend!. After The Deadnotes we wandered outside to the Mall top catch Digger & The Pussycats.

Deadnote and The Legend - Live @ The Troubadour - 24 Apr 2010

Digger And The Pussycats - Live @ The Valley Mall - 24 Apr 2010

The Bats - Live @ The Troubadour - 24 Apr 2010

We saw the Bats last year at Primavera and I got the first 3 minutes before I guess I pulled a plug and the rest was flatline. In a strange twist of fate when I turned the recorder on in the Troubadour the batteries were flat and I did a quick change missing the first 3 minutes of Supersonic. Pity I didn't keep the three minutes from last year.

Marl Karx at The Cubbyhole

Was an album launch but I think the band is actually not playing anymore. DIY lo-fi noise and pop is about as close as I can describe the night. Knee Chin lived up to my expectationsafter the house show. Heart Flew's distortion peddle does nothing for me but they were still good. Pity bout Marl Karx.

Marl Karx - Live @ Rosie's - 30 Apr 2010

Cured Pink - Live @ Rosie's - 30 Apr 2010

Heart Flew Like An Arrow - Live @ Rosie's - 30 Apr 2010

Kitten Party - Live @ Rosie's - 30 Apr 2010

Knee Chin - Live @ Rosie's - 30 Apr 2010

Ben Salter

played a solo sat at Ric's. He was still playing when I left after 1hr 20m. Didn't feel like that long at all.

Ben Salter - Live @ Ric's - 29 Apr 2010

ZZZ Carpark

really it's the ZZZ parking space. One car tops. But it's a lot of fun.

Main St Brats - Live @ ZZZ Carpark - 24 Apr 2010

Dirty Bird - Live @ ZZZ Carpark - 24 Apr 2010

Bob Log III and more

Two shows at the Step Inn, upstairs Bob Log III with Boondall Boys in support. Downstairs Giants of Science are supported by Booze Hag, Speed Racer, and The Mercy Beat. Only partial sets from Booze Hog and Mercy Beat. Booze Hog are stupidly great.

SpeedRacer - Live @ The Step Inn - 23 Apr 2010

Mercy Beat - Live @ The Step Inn - 23 Apr 2010

Booze Hag - Live @ The Step Inn - 23 Apr 2010

The Boondal Boys - Live @ The Step Inn - 23 Apr 2010

Bob Log III -- Live @ The Step Inn - 23 Apr 2010

Burst City

I have no idea what 'Burst City' means. It's a hall; old school. Wooden floor, brick walls, high ceiling. Acoustics and PA are average. Today everything [except Abdojaparov] is loud so I have no idea what they are singing about.

Forty Five - Live @ Burst City - 18 Apr 2010

Dick Nasty - Live @ Burst City - 18 Apr 2010

Abdoujaparov - Live @ Burst City - 18 Apr 2010

One Shot Salute - Live @ Burst City - 18 Apr 2010

I found out what it means