BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS / ROYAL HEADACHE / DEAD FARMERS IN THE VALLEY MALL 29-05-10

Label Parties is a tax payer funded, Brisbane City Council sponsored (!!!!) free monthly event held in the middle of Brunswick St. Mall, each one showcasing a different Australian independant record label. This was event #3 and the label chosen was Sydney's R.I.P Society Records. I had my doubts about the show being in the valley mall right next to McDonalds and the Police Beat, but it turned out to be heaps of fun and hopefully introduced a few randoms to some good n' decent australian bands. The sound engineer deserves an honourable mention too for doing a great job.


BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS





The most solid set I've seen from Bed Wettin' Bad Boys, mostly due to the sobriety of the early slot and also playing with decent equipment and sound. Reinforced the acknowledgement of being Australia's most awesome party band.


ROYAL HEADACHE





Royal Headache's "soul influenced garage rock" (defining music is lame but that one is pretty accurate) sound works surprisingly really well in this outdoors mini-festival environment thing mostly due to Shogun's billion dollar vocals. He's one of the best frontmen of our times and the whole band put on a damn good performance.


DEAD FARMERS





On tour promoting their new album "Go Home", Dead Farmers are freaking good at what they do. No bullshit garage rock played with passion. Grab a beer and watch.

SCRAPS / SCIENCE / PER PURPOSE AT BURST CITY 23-05-10

An awesome Sunday afternoon homecoming show at Burst City for Scraps, this being her first Australian show this year after touring around Japan and Europe.


SCRAPS



Scraps plays a set of almost entirely fresh material, only relenting to play some of her old hits when verbally abused by a drunk and nostalgic crowd hungry to relive 2009. This song is brand new and really, really nice.


SCIENCE





Science return with a new addition of Sebastian from The Seizures on guitar and the result? Heavy as shit PUNK/METAL/DOOM. Damn cool.


PER PURPOSE



The last Per Purpose per formance for awhile as drummer Joe embarks on an overseas trip. This was the last song of their set and is also a new one. Per fection.

FEATHERS / THE SEIZURES AT TRIBAL THEATRE 21-05-10

First time at the Tribal Theatre, formerly the Dendy Cinema and located in the Brisbane CBD. Great new place to see bands, it's a massive old luxurious room of MAGNIFICENCE which makes everything epic and cool.

FEATHERS





I said I'd get better footage of Feathers at their next show and here you go. I went a little nuts with the ZOOMING but whatever man, I was drunks. Feathers have good songs and are tight. Enjoy.


THE SEIZURES





The Seizures have come a long way since I saw them play last year. They've got a new drummer and are almost legal drinking age so they're a lot more confident now. They rocked the fuck out at this show and it was awesome and made me remember that not all teenagers suck.

BATRIDER AT CUBBY HOLE 20-05-10

Batrider's Brisbane performance on their 'Beaks' tour, and once again another show at Cubby Hole in the horrific Brisbane CBD.


BATRIDER






I really like Batrider. I've seen them play sporadically over the last 4 years or so and what always stands out for me is the raw honesty in their delivery. There's no pretention, no delusions of grandeur, no gloss, just a decent down to earth rock band playing for you.

CIRCLE PIT - ANOTHER TRICK

Great video from Sydney's Circle Pit. This is the first single off their awesome new album 'Bruise Constellation', of which so many songs from it have been stuck in my head the last few days that it's been kind of intense (in a good way).

KITTEN PARTY / CURED PINK / HEART FLEW LIKE AN ARROW / KNEE CHIN / MARL CARX AT CUBBY HOLE 30-04-10

An epic album launch and last ever show for one of Brisbane's most underrated bands Marl Carx. The lineup featured some of the most creatively progressive and exciting bands this town has to offer right now and it was awesome to see so many people enjoying it.


KITTEN PARTY



Armed with only a casio keyboard, floor tom, loop pedal and not even wearing shoes, Ferny Grove export Kitten Party opens the show tonight and conquers the world. If this little instrumental doesn't bring a smile to your life hardened face then shucks mister, what's wrong with ya?


CURED PINK



Die psychotischen Industrie-und anti-gewerbelärm im Cured Pink hallt drohend über den Veranstaltungsort, wie Andrew McLellan verhandelt mit Kanälen und seine musikalischen Einflüsse mit Hilfe von einer Rolle auf Tonband aus der Hölle reel. Brutal effiziente.


HEART FLEW LIKE AN ARROW



Changing line ups like underwear (almost once a week right? "LOL"), Heart Flew Like an Arrow ditch the improv noise schtick in favour of a set of acoustically driven pop songs. Featured Nicholas from Knee Chin on drums and Lewis O'Leary from Lewis O'Leary and the Cucumbers on electric guitar.


KNEE CHIN



Knee Chin are fast becoming one of Brisbane's best bands and the crowd know it. With a Flying Nun-esque yet still distinctly Brisbane sound and also featuring one of the most hilariously idiosyncratic frontmen of our time, they put on a really great show. Good job guys.


MARL CARX





Having not played a show since June 2009 and with most of their two year existence spent wallowing within the honest yet dank confines of the Brisbane house show circuit, Marl Carx reunite for one last time and get the recognition they deserve. A thoroughly excited and drunk crowd show their respects with a celebratory MOSH as Brisbane's last nu-no wave band is put to rest.



For high quality live audio recordings of all the bands check out Labyrinth City and Turn it up to 10.

EXTRA FOXX AT RIC'S 28-04-10

Wearing a suit for the occasion, Conwae Burrell aka Extra Foxx treats the dozen or so people who showed up to a great set of downer hits with Per Purpose/Loose Grip drummer Joe Alexander keeping the beat.


EXTRA FOXX






This was my first time at the newly renovated/under new management Ric's and wasn't expecting much but it's actually pretty alright now. I freaking hated old Ric's. Sure it was alright when I was 18 and didn't know any better but by the end almost every decent band in Brisbane was banned from the place which was stupid and lame. Nu-Ric's is cool, the staff aren't jaded jerks (yet), you can drink/smoke out the back and the place doesn't smell like piss anymore. Hell yeah.