BRICK BRICK / THE GOON SAX / BLOODY HELL / SOOT / CENTRE NEGATIVE - APRIL 20 & 21 2018

Poster by Heidi Cutlack.

Fun times in Nambour at everyone's favourite place to go The Time Machine.  Besides providing all your vinyl/VHS/Sega needs, they were also kind enough to put on this donation entry afternoon show.

BRICK BRICK

Our 2nd Brick Brick show and I thought we done alright.  Thanks to Glen for filming.


THE GOON SAX



Real nice set from The Goon Sax.  While putting this blog post together I discovered they have their own darn Wikipedia page.  I tried to make one for Kitchen's Floor awhile back and it got rejected because they said we weren't important enough or something so uh, well done Goon Sax.


BLOODY HELL



New band up from Melbz, Bloody Hell features Michael of Centre Negative fame and Joel of Men With Chips/Body Horror fame.  Brisbane's own Glen Schenau filled in on bass duties at the last minute.  He learnt all their songs while on the train to the show.


SOOT

 

After the show at The Time Machine we all waddled on to the train back to Brisbane where there was an impromptu house show at Thrill Hill.  Soot, one of Brisbane's finest new bands, took this dark little lounge room full of bleary eyed goon-kidz by storm.


CENTRE NEGATIVE



The night before was a show at Ric's with Pious Faults/Dez Thretz/Eyes Ninety/Centre Negative & Collapsicon.  Centre Negative from the mystical land of New Zealand played a great set, I spotted a few general randoms who wandered in looking a bit confused and annoyed by it all which was a laugh.  The crowd still demanded an encore though, and this footage is of that which is also a Chris Knox cover.  If only there were more shows at Ric's like this instead of the generic suburban rock stuff they've mostly been peddling the last few years.  Get back on the radar Ric's, like ya used to be.

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NOTES FROM NEW ZEALAND PART ONE

Poster by Casey James Latimer

While on tour with Kitchen's Floor recently I had the opportunity to play with and film some amazing New Zealand bands.  Here is some of the footage.  The majority of our shows were with Auckland's Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing who I would vouch for as the greatest band in the world right now.  Watching them live every night was like taking part in an apocalyptic death cult ceremony, and I was binge drinking that kool aid son.  This video is the final song from their set at Auckland's Wine Cellar on August 13.  An as yet unreleased 15 minute journey titled The Icon Of Sin.

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Centre Negative

Opening that same show was Auckland's Centre Negative, solo project of resident doer Michael McClelland.  Michael was also our tour manager so it was great to finally see his own band after the guilt of knowing he probably died a little inside from having to watch Kitchen's Floor every night for 2 weeks straight.  His band on the night consisted of friends Pat Kraus on guitar, Wilkie Thornton on keys, Perry Mahoney on bass, and our very own Glen Schenau on drums.  The song is The Bureaucrats Are Dying Off from 2015 album Emotion Is Cringey.

 

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The Trendees

The Sunday previous (August 7) we played a house show in Oamaru, a small southern coastal town on the south island.  Oamaru is known for its creepy abandoned hospital, Janet Frame's house, docile-but-deadly sea lions, and world steam punk HQ.  It was organised by The Trendees, Oamaru locals who I would declare the ultimate definition of outsider punk.  No venue in Oamaru will let The Trendees play so this was a big deal for all involved.  The show was held in a small lounge room to an intimate crowd of what was mostly extended family and friends of the band, and us touring degenerates.  It was one of the most uniquely awesome shows I've ever witnessed.  This track is Powerwaves from their EP We Are Sonic Art.

                                

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PART TWO COMING SOON