Live Bands Suffer Summertime Blues

http://www.theage.com.au/national/live-bands-suffer-summertime-blues-20081227-75xa.html?skin=text-only

Above link to an article in the age about how the economic downturn is effecting live music acts in Melbourne Town.

Try to dance to this kids

Mark Barrage - Hindsight

Very minimal disco, laptop, in your bedroom make it up with vocals. Hopefully will get down to this.

Mark Barrage with Panel of Judges + Pompey + DJ AOI Wednesday November 26th at The Toff In Town.

This track was found over at Misletone.

Cup Eve at the Tote

3/11/08 $8
Before I forget, I better mention cup Eve at the Tote. If your not from Melbourne town, we(some of us) have a day off at the start November for a horse race that stops a nation.

I can't remember the name of the first band but they were rocking. Second band in the lineup was Subaudible Hum from Melbourne, who reminded me of bands like The Doves and Radio Head, very prog rock.

The headlining act was James McCann and The Dirty Skirt Band who were very captivating, sprawling, epic and moving. I was very tired, but they kept me fixated to there sound.

Crystal Thomas

Crystal Thomas - Madhouse

Here's some great mellow, relaxing Aussie music. It's a little urban gothic country vibe that some Melbourne singers do well, and it also reminds me a little of the Bad Seeds in there too.

myspace.com/crystalthomasandtheflowersofevil

Next gig is at the Retreat Hotel Supporting Matt Walker & Ashley Davies on 27th November 2008
(DUO GIG)The Retreat Hotel - Melbourne,

The Julies

Just been listening to this 6 track ep by The Julies that found its way to me. It got some nice collage art work on the front. The track Janet Leigh Scream is a little heavy, maye like some early 90's pub rock but the rest is rather summery jangly tunes. Check more tunes out here.

The Julies - Janet Leigh Scream

CHUPA CHUP 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Chupa Chup 50th Birthday Party at ACDC Lane, Melbourne CBD, on the 25th of October 2008

The Rebelles'

The Rebelles' at Ya Yahs Saturday 18th October 2008
Richmond Lager

I’ve been a little slack with posting this gig, back a couple of weeks ago, on the 18th of October I had the privilege to see a 15 piece super girl group The Rebelles’, and don’t forgot the 4 piece band that backed them up. Me mind is a little fuzzy but one of the songs they closed with was Da Doo Ron Ron. It was a really huge sound and they somehow managed to fit them all into Ya Yas. They were really a fresh piece of air with there Girl Group sounds.

There next show is at the Tote on the 27th of November with Ikochi (Tokyo) and Dollsquad (Melbourne).

CHUPA CHUP 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

CHUPA CHUP 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
ACDC Lane, Saturday, 25th October 2008, 2pm until 9pm, Free
Mirror House Antics and Boy + Girl, electro outfit Neon Knights and DJ Emilionzzzz.
Also ACDC Lane is converted into CHUPA CHUPS LANE
Free exhibition from Friday, 24th October 2008 – Monday, 3rd November 2008. Open 24 hours.

Completely forgot to post this one before today, I was thinking it was on Sunday, and as it's free, will probably have a look.

Laneway Festival 2009 1st lineup

Here is the first announced lineup for the St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2009. For the record I wont go as it's small cramped place where you have to hang around with people trying to be cool or should I say people who are there to been seen. I don't know what the other Cities are like with the Laneway festival, but no I wont go, even if I did get some free tickets. Although will be checking the lineup for sideshows and some of the acts I would like to see.

Girl Talk(Gregg Gillis), Stereolab, Architecture in Helsinki, The Hold Steady, The Drones, Cut off your Hands, Four Tet, Tame Impala, El Guincho, Buraka Som Sistema, Jay Reatard, The Temper Trap, No Age, The John Steel Singers, Canyons(Leo Frostwave and Fred Cherry), Pivot, Port O'Brien, Holly Throsby, Born Ruffians, Mountains in the Sky, Tim Fite, Still Flyin and Daeldelus(Alfred Darlington).

It's on Sunday 1st Feb at Lonsdale St, Caledonian Lane and Little Lonsdale St, in Melbourne Town. Tickets go on sales Monday, 27th of Rocktober.

Electric Dreams

Remember that 80's flick Electric Dreams? This so reminds me of that film, although The Sun Blindness is more guitar than Eighties Synth, Bachelorette(from NZ) is very Pop.Synth, so that wont disappoint. And Tongue and Teeth(from here Melbourne Town) from what I've herd is very mellow guitar work with some smooth female vocals(don't listen to this as I am very inacurate).

All this post is a reminder to get out and see some music.