KNEE CHIN / POLYFOX AND THE UNION OF THE MOST GHOSTS / BLANK REALM AT LABEL PARTIES #4 26-06-10

The 4th Label Parties event held in the Fortitude Valley mall, this time the focus is on humble Brisbane label Bedroom Suck Records. It was a lot more laid back than the RIP Society Label Party the month before but still a decent night showcasing some of Brisbane's best bands. There was also a lunar eclipse which made everything a lot more cosmic.


KNEE CHIN





An absolute Brisbane treasure. If you haven't checked out Knee Chin yet then now is the time buddy.


POLYFOX AND THE UNION OF THE MOST GHOSTS





Newcastle's Polyfox and the Union of the Most Ghosts returns to Brisbane and comes as a much more traditional 3-piece rock setup than the solo collaborative experience we saw in September last year. A fun set that mixed revamped versions of the instrumental journey songs he's reknowned for as well as introducing for the first time vocals on a few songs.


BLANK REALM



I've run out of different ways of saying 'Blank Realm are awesome' but despite the fact I've seen them a million times, I never get sick of seeing them play. Blank Realm are awesome.

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.