KARLI WHITE AT PUBLIC BAR 2 AUGUST 2015

Just 2 weeks since my first visit to the Public Bar in Melbourne and I find myself there once again (can ya believe it!).  

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KARLI WHITE

Something of a recent enigma to me, Karli White played first at 5:30pm sharp which felt damn early for such nocturnal sounds but people got into it, myself included.  This song is "Feel Less" from a new cassette EP "Karli White's Childhood Scissors" on Comfort 35. 

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The Shifters also played and they were fantastic and I can not recommend them highly enough.  I was unable to find a good position to get any decent footage as the room had filled with a few people by that point although I did take this lovely picture for you:

DAG AT THE TIME MACHINE 26 JULY 2015

Poster by Benjamin Paskins

A great show at The Time Machine in Nambour.  I wasn't able to get footage of Martyr Privates or Kitchen's Floor but here is a new song by Dag called Weary Fate (working title).

Best photo I was able to get of Martyr Privates with no flash:

Martyr Privates

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Poster by Dusty Anastassiou

ELLI AND BEV / SECRET VALLEY / SARAH MARY CHADWICK AT PUBLIC BAR 19 JULY 2015

Sunday evening show in Melbourne.  

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ELLI AND BEV

Elli And Bev are Natalie K (Secret Valley, The Enclosures) and Karl von B (Hammering The Cramps, A Band Called Life).  2 piece loner electronic minimalism with a dark heaviness in their delivery even when they're a little unsure of themselves.  The EP that Albert's Basement put out last year is a damn fine and underrated release.

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SECRET VALLEY

Secret Valley are another Albert's Basement favourite of mine, their 2013 s/t album being a modern bedroom pop classic in my mind.  This song is Glitter Lung from that very release.

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SARAH MARY CHADWICK 

Sarah Mary Chadwick is one of my favourite singer/songwriters.  I still listen to Eating For Two fairly regularly and it hasn't lost its power.  This set was mostly newer material from 9 Classic Tracks and some other stuff.  Darn good.

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SHEDANIGANS AT WHITTLESEA 18 JULY 2015

Photo by Alyssa

Shedanigans was a DIY show that took place in a converted shed/barn on an acreage about an hours drive outside of Melbourne.  Being held in the middle of a Victorian winter it was extremely cold which added nothing but a warm atmosphere to this strange event.

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SKIM THE RIM

Skim The Rim is a new solo project by Tim Wood (Satanic Rockers, Encounter Group).  This song is called Cash Register.

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FIRST RESPONSE W/ BOBBY

First Response was an improvised guitar collaboration between Grace Anderson and Dan Lewis (Aktion Unit).  Joining them on vocals for this performance was Bobby Bot (Wonderfuls).

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SCRABBLED

There aint no other band around right now that sound like Scrabbled.  Filling out the lineup alongside mainstays Bek Moore and Dusty Anastassiou were Rachael Cooke (Clag) on guitar and Allanah Stewart (Bearded Iris, Secret Valley) on drums, along with other roped in personnel on keys and shakers.  This song is called New Kids On The Block.

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ASSETSTRIPPER

Assetstripper is a new band fronted by Lynton Denovan (Satanic Rockers, Encounter Group).  Peter James (Iceage Productions) on drums and Breeze Powell on bass.  This song is called Solar Panelled Facist Killing Machine !

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Kitchen's Floor and Lucrative Weakness also played.

Kitchen's Floor.  Photo by Stuart Page.

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WORKSHOP / MARTYR PRIVATES AT THE UNDERDOG 19 JUNE 2015

Besides a nice variety of bands this show stands out for being one of the last held at The Underdog (formerly The Step Inn , formerly The Shamrock) and will probably be the last time I go there until it opens up again under a new name in 3 years time.  It was also the last Brisbane performance by Workshop for quite awhile.  It was also my birthday but you don't give a shit about that.  The sound quality on these videos isn't great due to my close proximity to the PA but they're still almost listenable.

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Workshop

Workshop have been a fascinating addition to the Brisbane music landscape since their inception in 2013.  Enigmatic electronic compositions of conceptual perfection.  Much efficiency.  This song is "Luxury" from last year's Luxury EP (Tenth Court).   

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Martyr Privates

Martyr Privates perform with a new somewhat one off lineup.  Backing up frontman Cameron Hawes was old drummer Sam Dixon on bass (filling in for new bassist Kate Mackenzie), Aiden Reid (Psy Ants, Knee Chin) on drums and Matthew Somers (Rick Fights, I Heart Hiroshima) on guitar.  Tight and to the fkn point.

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No footage of Brainbeau, Scraps or Bodies but here are pics:

Brainbeau

Scraps

BENT / BAD BANGERS AT REAL BAD MUSIC 4 JULY 2015

Poster by Heidi Cutlack

Real Bad Music host a fundraiser show for Bent in support of their upcoming tour of Japan.  Many bands played and all had something unique to convey but I only filmed Bad Bangers and Bent.  

Bad Bangers are a new 2-piece band with Alex Campbell from Gunk on guitar/vox.  Fresh sounding weirdo punk in drop D - consider me a fan.

Bad Bangers

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Here is Bent performing "Skeleton Man", one of my favourites of theirs and also *trivia* the first song they ever wrote.  

Bent

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And here's a picture of Parts Unknown Weight Unknown which is a project of Mark Woodley and features a collection of the Brisbane old guard.

Parts Unknown Weight Unknown

SEWERS / SPRAY PAINT AT WOOLLY MAMMOTH 12 JUNE 2015

Woolly Mammoth is Woodland under new ownership/management.  It's still very similar in appearance/setup to when it was Woodland minus a few aesthetic pieces and the pinball machine.  No drink specials though and only expensive beer - what the heck up with that.

Sewers

Spray Paint from Austin, TX, USA grace Brisbane for the first time playing their first show of a national tour in support of latest album Punters On A Barge.  Sewers were in support slot mode, gearing up for their impending invasion of the USA and release of new album Weight.

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Spray Paint

Spray Paint were very decent despite a lousy turnout.  At one point Sewers frontman Shan Corrigan joined the band on vox for a drunken adlib cover of the Country Teasers tune Golden Apples.

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Blank Realm were also meant to play but couldn't due to time constraints.  Gravel Samwidge played first, here is a pic I took of them do u leik it

Gravel Samwidge

CLEVER AT ALHAMBRA LOUNGE 14 MAY 2015

Clever are a relatively new Brisbane RnR troupe comprised of members from Per Purpose, The Wrong Man, Psy Ants, AND MORE.  This footage is from a show at Alhambra Lounge in May with Martyr Privates and Excess (of which I was not able to get footage).  Clever fkn killed.

BOONDALL BOYS AT CHARDON'S CORNER 6 MARCH 2015

Boondall Boys doing a great booze soaked rendition of 34 to 6, the last track from their criminally underrated 2008 LP Hard Rubbish.  BRISBANE'S FINEST RNR. 

BENT / 100% AT PETRIE TCE HOUSESHOW 15 FEB 2015

Poster by Grace Stevenson

It's been 3 years since my last post on this blog and the Brisbane music landscape has changed considerably.  New bands, new venues and new weird lookin' young people, but the ol' DIY fundamentals are still kicking around in this strange future called 2015.  Case in point was this Sunday afternoon house show in Petrie Tce.


BENT



Bent are a band that really found their footing in 2014 with the release of debut full length Non Soon on Virtual Cool late last year.  This song is called Squares and Spheres and I think it might be a new one.  I liked it.

100%



This was 100%'s second ever show, after releasing an excellent 4 track demo in December.  This song is called Sour and is not on the demo so I'm guessing it is new.  It has been a joy to watch new bands like 100% along with other electronic synth influenced bands like Multiple Man and Workshop come to the forefront of Brisbane music in-between blog posts.

100%