Dollarbar and Jeremy Neale at The Powerhouse

Dollarbar touring some new songs and playing all the hits.  Jeremy Neale creating new hits.

Jeremy Neale Live at The Powerhouse

Dollarbar - Cute Girls Have The Best Diseases at The Powerhouse 21 Oct 2012 from Brendan Eales on Vimeo.

Dollarbar Live At The Powerhouse

Home Blitz, Kitchen's Floor, and Martyr Privates

Highly enjoyable all three.


 Martyr Privates - Live @ Black Bear Lodge - 03 Oct 2012
 





Kitchen's Floor - Live @ Black Bear Lodge - 03 Oct 2012

Home Blitz- Live @ Black Bear Lodge - 03 Oct 2012

I have been a bad boy apparently

so much so that Mediafire will disconnect me if too many more notices come from people saying that content is theirs and theirs alone.  So far this week I have had two notices about Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Rodrigo y Gabriela. They don't tell you how many strikes you get but I won't take the chance.

As the primary intent of the blog is to provide access to recordings of Brisbane artists I have decided to remove recordings of any artist whose soul I imagine to be owned by faceless men in boardrooms.  I have a limited imagination so I probably have missed a few.  I was actually surprised at how few there were given the almost 1200 recordings I do have though there will be more in the Megaupload recordings.

The removals are almost entirely non-Australian artists, not that Australian artists are immune.

The following sets no longer reside on Mediafire.  They may exist elsewhere.

Akron_Family - Live @ Meredith - 11 Dec 2009

Animal Collective - Live @ Meredith - 12 Dec 2009

Ash - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 01 Aug 2010

Band Of Skulls - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 31 Jul 2010

Beirut - Live @ Golden Plains - 09 Mar 2008

Black Mountain - Live @ Golden Plains - 2009

Bloc Party - Live @ The Great Northern - 24 July 2009

Broken Social Scene - Live @ Brisbane Laneway - 01 Mar 2008

Broken Social Scene - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 01 Aug 2010

Cat Stevens - Live @ BEC - 26 June 2010

Charlie Parr - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 05 Jan 2011

chesterfield kings - Live in Andoain - 20 June 2009

Comet Gain - Live @ Poble Espanyol - 25 May 2011

Darrah J Family - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 06 Jan 2011

Dead Meadow - Live @ The Globe - 15 Oct 2010

Dead Meadow - Live @ The Powerhouse - 16 Jan 2009

Dean Wareham - Live @ Primavera - 28 May 2011

Deerhunter - Live @ Laneway Brisbane - 04 Feb 2011

deerhunter - Live @ Primavera 2009

Del Ray - Live @ Primavera - 27 May 2011

Dinosaur Jr - Live @ Golden Plains - 06 Mar 2010

Elbow - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 31 July 2011

Elbow - Live @ The Tivoli - 24 Mar 2012

Eli Paperboy Reed - Live @ Sala Apolo - 24 May 2011

Els Trons - Live @ Sala Apolo - 24 May 2011

Feist - Live @ Brisbane Laneway - 01 Mar 2008

Florence & The Machine - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 31 Jul 2010

Foals - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 30 Jul 2010

Girls - Live @ Merideth - 11 Dec 2010

Gomez - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 30 July 2011

Grizzly Bear - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 07 Jan 2010

Half Japanese - Live @ Primavera - 27 May 2011

Happy Mondays - Live @ Splendour - 25 July 2009

Health - Live @ The Step Inn - 25 Feb 2010

Health - Live @ Woodland - 15 Jan 2011

Jamie Stewart - At Frankly! It's A Pop Festival - 12 Sept 2009

Jeff Beck - Live @ East Coast Blues & Roots - 02 Apr 2010

Jesu - Live @ Primavera 2009

Jesus Lizard - Live @ Primavera 2009

Jim Jones Review - Live @ Big Day Out Gold Coast - 23 Jan 2011

John Cale - Live @ Primavera - 28 May 2011

Kaki King - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 06 Jan 2010

Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis - Live @ Meredith - 12 Dec 2009

Kurt Vile & The Violators - Live @ Primavera - 28 May 2011

Kurt Vile & The Violators - Live @ Woodland - 08 Dec 2011

Lightning Blot - Live @ The Hi-Fi - 22 Nov 2009

Low - Live @ Primavera - 27 May 2011

Mark Lanegan & Isobelle Campbell - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 30 July 2011

Menomena - Live @ Laneway Brisbane - 04 Feb 2011

Midlake - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 30 Jul 2010

Mumford & Sons - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 01 Aug 2010

Ozomatli - Live @ East Coast Blues & Roots - 02 Apr 2010-treated

Phantom Surfers - Live in Andoain - 20 June 2009

Raekwon - Live @ The Step Inn - 19 Mar 2010

Rodriguez - Live @ East Coast Blues & Roots - 02 Apr 2010

School Of Seven Bells - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 30 Jul 2010

Seasick Steve - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 06 Jan 2010

Shellac - Live @ Primavera 2009

Simone Felice - Live @ The Powerhouse - 09 Sept 2011

Stornaway - Live @ Laneway Brisbane - 04 Feb 2011

Suicide - Live @ Primavera - 26 May 2011

Surfer Blood - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 01 Aug 2010

Tame Impala - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 31 Jul 2010

The Antlers - Live @ Laneway Brisbane - 04 Feb 2011

The Big Pink - Live @ Golden Plains - 06 Mar 2010

The Bitter Springs - Live @ Sala Apolo - 23 May 2011

The Drums - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 31 Jul 2010

The Fall - Live @ Merideth - 11 Dec 2010

The Gutter Twins - 4 Songs Live @ Splendour - 26 July 2009

The Intelligence - Live @ The Sidecar Barcalona - 27 May 2009

The Monochrome Set - Live @ Primavera - 27 May 2011

The National - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 05 Jan 2011

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 06 Jan 2010

The Specials - Live @ Splendour - 26 July 2009

The Vaselines - Live @ Primavera 2009

Tony Allen - Live @ Golden Plains - 2009

Tuneyards - Live @ The Powerhouse - 22 Jan 2012

Van Dyke Parks - Live @ The Powerhouse - 12 Sept 2009

Warpaint - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 29 July 2011

Washed Out - Live @ Merideth - 11 Dec 2010

Wednesday 13 - Live @ Club 299 - 12 Feb 2010

Wild Beasts - Live @ Laneway Brisbane - 29 Jan 2010

Wild Beasts - Live @ Splendour In The Grass - 29 July 2011

Xiu Xiu - Live @ Frankly! 2010 - 04 Sept 2010

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Live @ Sunset Sounds - 07 Jan 2010

If you are one of these artists and you are happy to have the recording hosted let me know and I won't believe you.

 

Meanwhile I have not stopped going out and recording but I have spent less time in front of the computer and more in front of the wife.  That's about to change; I am about to catch up with the posting.  As a bonus I have a new phone, a Nokia 808 Pureview which takes amazing photos but more importantly amazing video with great sound like this one I prepared earlier of Pete forgetting the words to Your Pretty Face.  These will become a regular feature I hope.

Your Pretty Face from Brendan Eales on Vimeo.

Thank you for your patience.

Bee Mask, Rights Wild, and Secret Birds at The Judy

Room40 has done it again. A really strong line up and more mainstream than most. I honestly expected Bee Mask to drop the bass at any time and it would have worked well.


Secret Birds - Live @ The Judy - 14 June 2012


Rights Wild - Live @ The Judy - 14 June 2012


Bee Mask - Live @ The Judy - 14 June 2012

The Bee Mask recording has been removed at the request of the artist. Go and see hime whrn he is in town. It's worth it.

Texas Tea and The Stress of Leisure at X&Y Bar

Been meaning to catch The Stress Of Leisure for a while and managed on Sat night. Nice pop rock stuff. Texas Tea were great as usual. "I don't write no sad songs" is my song of the year so far. If I can ever coax the video of that song from my stupid iPhone 4s I will post it.

The Stress of Leisure - Live @ X & Y Bar - 15 June 2012


Texas Tea - Live @ X & Y Bar - 15 June 2012

Intervention 7

Interventions run by Safe Hands in out of the way places featuring battery operated experimental music. I love this about Brisbane. You probably get it in any town but I ain't in any town.

Pink Mouse - Live @ York Hollow - 16 June 2012

Ffehro - Live @ York Hollow - 16 June 2012

Rights Wild - Live @ York Hollow - 16 June 2012

Superjam - Live @ York Hollow - 16 June 2012

Superjam is basically the string player of Fferon who arrived late and didn't play with his friend starting a noise after everyone else finished then most of the nights player joining in.

Black Bear Lodge and Ric's just like the old days

Except it was the Troubadour then. Back and forth between the two to catch 5 sets in one night. All free.

Solo sets from the band leaders at The Black Bear Lodge.

Martyr Privates - Live @ The Black Bear Lodge - 02 May 2012

Kitchens Floor - Live @ The Black Bear Lodge - 02 May 2012

Rick Fights - Live @ The Black Bear Lodge - 02 May 2012

Across the road at Ric's, surfs up. A few songs from Pussywhips and half of the Teen Sensations set.

Teen Sensations - Live @ Ric's - 02 May 2012

Pussywhips - Live @ Ric's - 02 May 2012

In which I farewell Hits and other things

Started at The Waiting Room and really enjoyed The Late Greaty Russian Revolution then Bottlecock.

The Late Great Russian Revolution - Live @ The Waiting Room - 13 Apr 2012


Bottlecock - Live @ The Waiting Room - 13 Apr 2012

Then into Woodland now known as The Log Cabin to see Hits before they take off to destroy Europe. Was talking to Tamara when Gregor ambled on stage to set up his drums. I said it should be fun going through customs etc with Gregor in tow. How we laughed. As the band started and Dick appeared I realized just how much fun it would be. For those who don't know the band, Dick is barely acting in the video and nor is Gregor [the man on the toilet].



The Horrortones - Live @ The Log Cabin - 13 Apr 2012


Hits - Live @ The Log Cabin - 13 Apr 2012

bigstrongbrute and Texas Tea at The Powerhouse

bigstrongbrute launched their CD and Texas Tea supported in its new band form [Ben and Kate with Bass and Drums].

bigstrongbrute - Live @ The Powerhouse - 01 Apr 2012

Texas Tea - Live @ The Powerhouse - 01 Apr 2012

Dead Meadow at The Zoo

Dead Meadow - Live @ The Zoo - 05 Apr 2012


Pink Mountaintops - Live @ The Zoo - 05 Apr 2012

Elbow at The Tivoli

This was one of the most enjoyable concerts I have been to. The Tivoli is a small hall and it was packed. The crowd was having a good time and the band was enjoying the crowd. Even the sing-a-longs were done well.
The recording has some of the drum/bass buzz of the Dirty Three recording but not as bad.

Elbow - Live @ The Tivoli - 24 Mar 2012

Dirty Three at The Tivoli

How good are these guys. The banter alone makes it worth the entrance price.

A warning to audiophiles; there is a buzz in the bass/drum sound that I cannot get rid of. It is a little annoying but the recording can still be enjoyed. If anyone knows about this stuff and would like to try cleaning it, please email me and I'll make a loss free copy available.

The Dirty Three - Live @ The Tivoli - 22 Mar 2012

Boris

Only two songs from Laura
Laura - Live @ The Hi-Fi Bar - 23 Mar 2012

All of Boris. So Good
Boris - Live @ The Hi-Fi Bar - 23 Mar 2012

First Post

Actually First Recording. You may have missed it if you never visited LastFM or There Is Always A Past but this is the first ever recording I made the day after I got my mics and pre-amp from the USA plugged them into the $99 MD Recorder wandered around the house asking people to shout at me. Off I go to the last ever [so far] ZZZ Market Day and into a shed where a local all girl reggae/ska band Bertha Control was playing. Picked some random settings that made the levels not peak out and pressed record [twice]. Got this

Bertha Control - Single Track - Market Day-2006-10-21 My First Recording

Outside, earphones in and yeah it sounds OK. I don't think I changed the settings for 2 years.

A great way to start recording local bands and on the day I got some of the cream of Brisbane's bands at the time.

i heart hiroshima - Live @ Market Day 21 Oct 2006

Iron On - Live @ Market Day 21 Oct 2006

Jump2Lightspeed - Live @ Market Day 21 Oct 2006

Sekiden - Live @ Market Day 21 Oct 2006

The rest as they say is history repeating itself.

Jasuz how did I miss Giants Of Science - Live @ Market Day 21 Oct 2006

ZZZ Transmission Benefit

4ZZZfm the local community FM broadcaster needs a new transmitter. So this was one of a series of benefit shows to help raise the money.

Dune Rats - Live @ The Primitive - 18 Feb 2012


Keep On Dancin's - Live @ The Primitive - 18 Feb 2012


The Horrortones - Live @ The Primitive - 18 Feb 2012

Under The Cliff

Brisbane has a busy DIY lo-fi experimental stuff scene which does things like this. A long sunny afternoon of interesting noise on the banks of the river.

Gerald Keaney - Live Under The Cliff - 05 Feb 2012

Demented Thrugg - Live Under The Cliff - 05 Feb 2012

Sound alone does not do justice to Warden Burger. The metal noise is a man trying to destroy a cooking pot with a screwdriver. It made sense at the time.
Warden Burger - Live Under The Cliff - 05 Feb 2012

Tuneyards at The Powerhouse

First up Mitzi who if they aren't German should be. This took me and my wife back to Saturday night at The Homestead or The Treasury in the late 70's.

Mitzi - Live @ The Powerhouse - 22 Jan 2012

Tuneyards was fun as well.



Tuneyards - Live @ The Powerhouse - 22 Jan 2012

Chinese Burns launch something, probably a 7' again or maybe a new one.

Who needs a reason to see Chinese Burns.

Chinese Burns - Live @ The Primitive Room - 14 Jan 2012

A video in which Brad's pants fall down.

Happy New Year

A bit late. Had a good new year at Sun Distortion Studio. Pity it was the last show.

American, Italian, and Australian Hardcore. Or fireworks on the river. Hard choice.

Loma Prieta - Live @ Sun Distortion Studio - 31 Dec 2011

Quiet Steps - Live @ Sun Distortion Studio - 31 Dec 2011

Raein - Live @ Sun Distortion Studio - 31 Dec 2011

Undead Apes Do Brisbands

First night of the Undead Apes January residency at The Waiting Room and they do A to E. Why not.

Undead Apes - Live @ The Waiting Room - 05 Jan 2012

Last night of the Undead Apes residency at The Waiting Room was an All Killer, No Filler run through Brisbane power pop from the last 10? years. The band was without Simon for the night. The sound recording is uncomfortable listening so unless you are a fan don't bother. The video sound is better. Got some of the set on video and the sound wasn't distorted so here they are. The Set list is as follows

Apple Tree - The Melniks
Certifiable - Dollar Bar
Big Pineapple - Extra Foxx
Pleased To Meet You - Sekiden
You Smelt It You Dealt It - Roshambo
Never Let You Go - The Sips

Jonesin' For A Chromin' - R.A.D.

Queen Slipper/Slave Lay-by - Dollar Bar
Pinball Summer - Sekiden

It's All Good - Nice Wig Ted


Undead Apes - Live @ The Waiting Room - 26 Jan 2012

Also Turnpike played. The sound recording is OK and there are two videos of their performance.

Turnpike - Live @ The Waiting Room - 26 Jan 2012





And finally Arcola played their last show with Ben Dougherty leaving to concentrate on his commitments to Texas Tea. Missed the first couple of songs.

Arcola - Live @ The Waiting Room - 26 Jan 2012

RIP Brendon Annesley

This Mess+Noise article explains why this is important. Daniel Stewart's comments is one of the best eulogies I have read. The Brisbane music scene has lost an enormous talent.

Meat Thump - Live @ 116 - 07 Jan 2011



At the same show Scraps was wonderful. And Jonny Telefone was the Lounge Singer from Heck.

Jonny Telafone- Live @ 116 - 07 Jan 2011

Scraps- Live @ 116 - 07 Jan 2011

I Spoke Too Soon

When I said everything on this blog was OK and not effected by the megaupload thing I was wrong. Everything before May 2009 was in fact on megaupload. I had in mind that I started using Mediafire and Blogger at about the same time. I was wrong. All up I guess there are around 600 files to re-upload between the other blog and here. Could take a while. Again if there is anything in particular you want let me know in comments here.

Thanks for your patience.

Megaupload is Dead

This has no effect on any links here as they are all mediafire links.

However everything on There Is Always A Past was on megaupload. 438 sets. Pretty sure nothing is lost as I still have either the original wav file for everything and in most cases mp3 s as well. It is going to take a while to re-upload that many but it will be done. If anyone is desperate for some particular set let me know and I'll add it to the front of the queue.

Cobwebbs

Most of a short set at a house party for Christmas. These guys have improved a lot.

Cobwebbs - Live @ Mabel St - 17 Dec 2011

The Axmen

Actually didn't really enjoy the band too much. But you may.

The Axmen - Live @ The Primitive - 10 Dec 2011

Kurt Vile & The Violators

I was looking forward to Kurt Vile after seeing him at Primavera. The extended set was more relaxed and the audience including me had a great time. I left before the last couple of songs as it was way late after Blank Realm delayed proceedings for a long time with gear problems. Shit happens.

Kellie Lloyd - Live @ Woodland - 08 Dec 2011

Blank Realm - Live @ Woodland - 08 Dec 2011

Kurt Vile & The Violators - Live @ Woodland - 08 Dec 2011

Mudhoney

Can't believe how good these guys sound.

Precious Jules - Live @ The Zoo - 05 Dec 2011
Both of them.
Mudhoney - Live @ The Zoo - 05 Dec 2011

More Replacements.

These are also replacing 64kb mp3s posted earlier. Last ones I promise. If you took the earlier copies dump them and get these. Thanks. Normal service will resume in a moment

BMXrays - Live @ Ric's - 02 Nov 2011 V2

Turnpike - Live @ Ric's - 02 Nov 2011 V2

X - Live @ The Spring Hill Hotel - 13 Nov 2011 V2

Hits - Live @ The Beetle Bar - 12 Nov 2011 (2)

I wasn't at The Beetle Bar for the X set there, sorry.

Meat Thump @ 116 07 Jan 2012

Future of The Left @ The Zoo

Actually I played around with the Zoo recording and got this which is C at best. The heavy hiss in the background is most noticeable between songs though as the band play loud enough to drown it out. Not my best but I post it for completeness.

Future Of The Left - Live @ The Zoo - 06 Dec 2011

In Case You Missed Them

Blogger has posted a couple of posts down the page rather than the top so you may have missed a couple of recent excellent posts

Future Of The Left [at Tym Guitars] and Turnpike [at The Zoo]
and
Merenoise Meltdown 2011

per purpose and Ivy St also replaced

This is ridiculous.  Somehow the encoder settings on these three [so far] recordings were screwed up.  Here are the re-encoded sets from per purpose and Ivy St

per purpose - Live @ Woodland - 11 Nov 2011

Ivy St - Live @ Woodland - 11 Nov 2011

Stag Recording Replaced

If you downloaded the Stag recording since it was posted please replace it with this one. The original sounded like crap and I apologize to Stag for not checking the settings in the encoder.

Stag - Live @ Woodland - 11 Nov 2011

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Tiny Spiders - Live @ The Alhambra - 5-Dec-11

Disappointed with Millions who seemed to be uninvolved on the night. And amyone who recognizes the Beatles cover in their set is smarter than anyone else in the room I spoke to.

Millions - Live @ The Alhambra - 5-Dec-11

UMO were fun. Particularly liked the drumming for some reason. plus the Can cover 'Vitamin C'

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Live @ The Alhambra - 5-Dec-11

Ben Salter launches The Cat

at the Zoo with Texas Tea. Ben Salter mainstay of such diverse bands as Giants Of Science, The Gin Club, and The Young Liberals also does solo though he is supported by an ace backing band on this LP launch tour. The LP is pretty god too.

Texas Tea - Live @ The Zoo - 23-Sep-11

Ben Salter - Live @ The Zoo - 23-Sep-11

A couple of songs

Harmony and Turnpike

At the Waiting Room not surprisingly any more. Came to catch Harmony in the middle of Merenoise Meltdown [coming soon to a post near you] and got Turnpike as a bonus. Harmony are really great. I am looking forward to seeing them at Golden Plains in March.

Never did make it back to the Meltdown and so missed Guitar Wolf. But I did see Harmony.

Harmony - Live @ The Waiting Room - 3-Dec-11

Turnpike - Live @ The Waiting Room - 3-Dec-11

Cyberne at The Waiting Room

Missed this before. A great Japanese noise band at The Waiting Room.

Cyberne - Live @ The Waiting Room - 4-Nov-11

Screamfeeder retire on top

Big night. Screamfeeder finally call it quits and play most of the songs they know some of which I miss as I am old and employed unlike everyone else in the room. Supported by Tape Off who just get better every time. And Violent Soho practicing before taking to an ATP slot in London.

Tape Off - Live @ Woodland - 1-Dec-11
Violent Soho - Live @ Woodland - 1-Dec-11
Screamfeeder - Live @ Woodland - 1-Dec-11

Die On Planes, Happy New Year, and The Rational Academy

The Waiting Room continues its ascent to the top of the pile. Last die on planes show. Last Happy New Year show in Brisbane I think. Another great Rational Academy set.

Die On Planes - Live @ The Waiting Room - 25-Nov-11
The Rational Academy - Live @ The Waiting Room - 25-Nov-11
Happy New Year - Live @ The Waiting Room - 25-Nov-11

X the next day and Hits at The Beetle Bar the night before

The beer flowed like beer flowing at a Hits gig.

Hits - Live @ The Beetle Bar - 12-Nov-11

X - Live @ The Spring Hill Hotel - 13-Nov-11

per purpose LP launch at Woodland

Ivy St - Live @ Woodlands - 11-Nov-11

Stag - Live @ Woodlands - 11-Nov-11

per purpose - Live @ Woodland - 11 Nov 2011

Redbeard had a party and Turnpike came

Also BMXrays.

BMXrays - Live @ Ric's - 2-Nov-11

Turnpike - Live @ Ric's - 2-Nov-11

One day at the Pub the Standing 8 Counts

got back together.

The Standing 8 Counts - Live @ The Crown Hotel - 30-Oct-11