Good.Gigs.Photos.:Straight 2 Video at Grace Emily + Staying At Home at Enigma Bar

On Saturday night, I went to two gigs: Adelaide's Straight 2 Video playing a free, cool show at the Grace Emily and Sydney's Staying At Home at Enigma Bar. Apologies to the support bands at the Staying At Home gig, Straight 2 Video played a longer set than usual since The Green Circles cancelled and therefore, had to miss the support acts. Anyway, I took a bunch of photos for my Flickr.

Straight 2 Video at Grace Emily [Saturday, June 25th]:



  

More Straight 2 Video photos here.

Staying At Home at Enigma Bar [Saturday, June 25th]:

  

  

More Staying At Home photos here.

All the photos are Creative Commons copyright protected, so if you want the prints or use them, just ask and we can sort something out :)

Triple J: Feature Album Of The Week

Buck 65 - Secret House Against The World


Canada's Buck 65 (real name, Rich Terfry) is what you might call "country/hip-hop" or "folk/rap". His third LP, Secret House Against The Worldis probably his finest and complex release yet, more usual raspy "country-style" vocals and very diverse sounds. Recorded in Chicago and Paris, if you haven't heard of this guy yet, now's your chance.

Starting this Friday, you get to hear all the tracks from the album at various times for 1 week on Triple J, which you can listen to live online here.

The album is set for release on Sunday, July 3rd.

Official Website

Good.Gigs.Pick.:Save And Exit at Enigma Bar

Fresh from a string of east coast gigs, Adelaide's Save And Exit are one of the newer local buzz bands right now so before the hype gets overrated you should check them out this Thursday night at Enigma Bar with fellow local buzz band, Quiet Child (who you might have caught their record as a "slip in" in some copies of Rip It Up street press magazine), plus Double Handed and Team Drum Kit. Tickets are at $7 from the door, which opens at 8pm.

Download the first track, Scars (via PureVolume), off Save And Exit's new EP, A Mind Full Of Change, and their next gig will be for the Motor Ace support at Fowler's Live on Friday, July 8th.

Gelbison at Jive photos

On Friday night, I went to catch Gelbison at Jive supported by No Through Road and the beautiful, intimate, acoustic-esque performance by only the two brothers, Edo and Nadav was just amazing. I took a bunch of photos for my Flickr.

Gelbison w/ No Through Road at Jive [Friday, June 24th]:

  

  

More Gelbison and No Through Road photos here.

All the photos are Creative Commons copyright protected, so if you want the prints or use them, just ask and we can sort something out :)

New.Track.Mixes.

Updated the five track mixes (side bar) with five tracks all available from PureVolume:

Adelphi - Attention (3.9MB), one the newer bands on Drive-Thru Records and this was featured on the 2004 record label sampler. Extremely catchy.

Rise Against - Give It All (4.2MB), from 2004's Siren Song Of The Counter Culture. A track from one of my favourite punk albums of last year. One of the acts definitely to watch out for on the up-coming Taste Of Chaos tour.

Just Surrender - Tell Me Everything (3.8MB), from 2005's If These Streets Could Talk. Pop punk with a very catchy melodic chorus.

Flashlight Arcade - November (6.3MB), from 2005's The Art Of Blacking Out. Previously music recommended but still on very high rotation on my playlist. Extremely good punk rock.

The Early November - Decoration (4.5MB), a very rough demo that will be re-recorded for their second full-length which is scheduled to be released in March of 2006 in the United States.

Triple J: Feature Album Of The Week

The Beautiful Girls - We're Already Gone


One of Australia's finest blues and roots acts, The Beautiful Girls are back with a new album, We're Already Gone, a great follow-up to 2003's Learn Yourself.

Starting this Friday, you get to hear all the tracks from the album at various times for 1 week on Triple J, which you can listen to live online here.

The band will be in Adelaide on Thursday, August 4th and Friday, August 5th at Governor Hindmarsh to promote the album and you can get tickets from Venuetix at $23.80 + booking fee.

The album is set for release on Sunday, July 3rd.

Official Website

Good.Gigs.Pick.:Gelbison at Jive

Sydney's Gelbison are one of the most eclectic and underrated bands in the country. This Friday night, June 24th at Jive, the 5-piece is stripped down to just the two brothers, Edo and Nadav, with their acoustic guitars for a great gig not to be missed. Supported by Adelaide's No Through Road (who were great as the support for the Black Nielson gig I saw last week), doors open at 8pm and tickets are at the door for $12.

You can download some song samples over at their website and their latest album, See The World is out now.

Gigs in Adelaide to watch out for

Upcoming recommended gigs in Adelaide (updated new dates):

23rd June 2005 - House of Bugs + Raging Transistor at Governor Hindmarsh Front Bar $Free (Alternative/Rock)*
24th June 2005 - Gelbison w/ No Through Road at Jive $12 (Alternative/Rock)*#
24th June 2005 - Miracle Hat w/ The News + Quiet Child at Jade Monkey $5 (Alternative/Rock)*
25th June 2005 - End Of Fashion w/ Tambalane and The Trafalgars at Jive $13.20 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
25th June 2005 - Staying At Home w/ Liability Of My Own + Line Of Departure + The Open Season at Enigma Bar $8 (Punk/Rock)*#
25th June 2005 - Little Ice Age w/ Wons Phreely at Prince Albert Hotel $Free (Alternative/Rock)*
25th June 2005 - The Green Circles + Straight 2 Video at Grace Emily $Free (Alternative/Rock)*#
25th June 2005 - Jebediah w/ Neon + Red Jezebel at Adelaide Uni Bar (Over 18s) $18 (pre-sales) / $20 (door) (Alternative/Rock) (BS)*
26th June 2005 - Jebediah at Adelaide Uni Bar (All-Ages / 2PM) $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
28th June 2005 - Tight Arse Punk Tuesday: Third Given Union at Governor Hindmarsh (7pm ) $2 (Punk/Rock)*
30th June 2005 - Save and Exit w/ Quiet Child + Double Handed + Team Drum Kit at Enigma Bar $7 (Alternative/Rock)*#
30th June 2005 - Local Anaesthetic: The Adult Bookstore + Sweeper + Cookie Baker at Governor Hindmarsh Front Bar $Free (Alternative/Rock)*
30th June 2005 - Hit The Jackpot w/ Terrance Dicks + Team Drum Kit at Jade Monkey $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*

1st July 2005 - Stolen Youth w/ Stand Defiant + The Jerks + The Brews at Enigma Bar (7.30pm) $8 (Punk/Rock)*
1st July 2005 - No Through Road + Brunatex at Exeter $Free (Alternative/Rock)*
1st July 2005 - The Jack Hobbes League + Quiet Child at Jade Monkey $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
2nd July 2005 - Alice Cooper w/ Billy Thorpe + Cosmic Storm at Thebarton Theatre $95-$135 (motherfreaking Rock!) (V)
2nd July 2005 - Dukes of Happhazzard w/ Wishlist + Winter Falls + The Battery Kids at The Underground (7pm) $N/A (Punk/Rock)*
3rd July 2005 - Bene Gesserit w/ Awesome Wells + The Paddington Bear Affair + Girls Are For Fags + Apes Of God + I'm Gonna Fucking Kill You at Lizard Lounge $N/A (Punk/Rock)*
7th July 2005 - The Battery Kids w/ Wood = Toast + Mr Fiction at Jade Monkey $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
8th July 2005 - Motor Ace w/ Neon + Save & Exit at Fowlers Live $23.80 (Pop/Rock) (V)*
8th July 2005 - After The Fall w/ Kisschasy + The Open Season at Enigma Bar (7.30pm) $16.30 (Punk/Rock) (BS)*#
8th July 2005 - The Trafalgars w/ The Hovercrafts + Le Femme Le Fever at Jade Monkey $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
8th July 2005 - Jekyll w/ Fear In Dakota + Mirrartone + I'm Gonna Fucking Kill You at Lizard Lounge $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
9th July 2005 - Jika + Spatial Monkey at Exeter $Free (Alternative/Rock)*
9th July 2005 - Simple People w/ Counterfeit Traitor + Is This Art? at Jade Monkey $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
9th July 2005 - Central Deli Band w/ The Ramonettes + Noraneko + The Vague + Granny Flat + Fiendish Cavendish + Excelsius + Mirratone + Sweeper + Team Drum Kit + Fear In Dakota at Lizard Lounge $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*#
14th July 2005 - Screamfeeder at Jive $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
14th July 2005 - Sarah Blasko w/ 78 Saab + Little Ice Age at Fowlers Live $21.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
15th July 2005 - Sarah Blasko w/ 78 Saab at Fowlers Live $21.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
20th July 2005 - The Pictures w/ The Vandas + Pharaohs at Enigma Bar $13.20 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
21st July 2005 - Crowned King w/ Bagster* + STR* + Line of Departure* at Enigma Bar (7.30pm) $15 (Punk/Rock)
22nd July 2005 - Anberlin w/ Antiskeptic* +In Fiction* at Enigma Bar $29.40 (Punk/Rock) (V)
22nd July 2005 - Interpol at Heaven $54.40 (Alternative/Rock) (BS)
22nd July 2005 - The Go-Betweens w/ Sophie Koh at Governor Hindmarsh $32.40 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
23rd July 2005 - Booster w/ The Dairy Brothers + Fishing with Henry + Kim Roberts Band at Enigma Bar $7 (Alternative/Rock)*
26th July 2005 - Doves w/ Neon at Heaven $48.90 (Alternative/Rock) (V)
31st July 2005 - The Roots at Thebarton Theatre $68.90 (Hip-Hop) (V)

4th Aug 2005 - The Beautiful Girls at Governor Hindmarsh $23.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
5th Aug 2005 - The Beautiful Girls at Governor Hindmarsh $23.80(Alternative/Rock) (V)*
5th Aug 2005 - The Explosion at Enigma Bar $18.80 (Punk/Rock) (V)
7th Aug 2005 - New Buffalo w/ Holly Throsby at Jive $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
12th Aug 2005 - Tegan and Sara + Little Birdy* w/ Bob Evans* at Heaven $21.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)
12th Aug 2005 - Your Black Star w/ Staying At Home at Enigma Bar $N/A (Alternative/Rock)#
13th Aug 2005 - Bluebottle Kiss w/ Richmond Fontaine at Jive $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
13th Aug 2005 - Bodyjar w/ The Hot Lies + Line Of Departure at Flinders Uni Tavern $18.80 (Punk/Rock) (V)*#
18th Aug 2005 - Alexisonfire at Adelaide Uni Bar $35.40 (Punk/Rock) (V)#
27th Aug 2005 - Bit By Bats at Jive $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*#

3rd Sept 2005 - Epicure at Governor Hindmarsh $16.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
4th Sept 2005 - Shihad + Cog at Heaven $33.30 (Rock) (BS)*

23rd Oct 2005 - The Taste of Chaos Tour: The Used + Killswitch Engage + Story Of The Year + Funeral For A Friend + Rise Against w/ The Hot Lies at Adelaide Entertainment Centre $64.60 (Punk/Rock) (B) More information about this tour here.

All tickets in Australian Dollars. Available at Venuetix (V), Bass (B) or BigStar (BS) (refer to side bar for links/aus to purchase online) or else, buy them at the door. $N/A = not applicable, prices not yet confirmed/unavailable. All Venuetix and Bass ticket prices may be subjected to booking fee (ranging from +$1-$3.30). Most gigs open around 8pm and start around 9pm with the support acts, unless otherwise stated.

*Local Australian Acts
#I will be attending these gigs, come say hi!

Music Recommendations Week 20/06/2005

Funeral For A Friend - Hours
UK's Funeral For A Friend are back with an album that is less "scream-o", more melodic and the most diverse release yet. Its intense, solid and just a great punk rock album. From the fast, upbeat tracks like End Of Nothing to the beautiful, electonic-esque ballad, Sonny (both for download); they're definitely one of the top bands to look forward to in the up-coming Taste of Chaos tour on October 23rd at Adelaide Entertainment Centre (tickets on sale now from BASS Ticketing at $64.60).
Official Website
Download Track #9: End Of Nothing (3MB) via PureVolume.
Download Track #11: Sonny (2.3MB)

Featured "past" music recommendation:

After The Fall - After The Fall [2004]
Sydney's After The Fall are one of my favourite pop punk / melodic rock local acts from first catching them as the support act on the Antiskeptic tour in 2002. Their debut album released last year was a strong debut effort and includes the infectious hit singles, Sunshine Showers and Mirror Mirror (both for download) and also a song that I loved, which was in their debut release EP, Three Quater Binding (also for download) that made it into their album. Catch this great band in Adelaide on July 8th at Enigma Bar (tickets on sale now from Big Star Records or Venuetix at $16.30) with fellow catchy pop punk-ers, Kisschasy and The Open Season.
Official Website
Download Track #1: Sunshine Showers (2.3MB)
Download Track #3: Mirror Mirror (1.6MB)
Download Track #8: Three Quater Binding (2.1MB)

Week's Gig Photos

I went to two gigs last week: Black Nielson at Jade Monkey and something completely different, Change Of Face at Crown & Anchor. Didn't end up going to catch The Mess Hall at Fowler's Live but heard that gig went great. I took a bunch of photos at the two gigs for my Flickr.

Black Nielson w/ No Through Road + Little Ice Age at Jade Monkey [Saturday, June 18th]:

  

  

More Black Nielson, No Through Road and Little Ice Age photos here.

STR, Change Of Face, Stolen Youth + The Open Season at Crown & Anchor [Sunday, June 19th]:

  

  

More STR, Change Of Face and The Open Season photos here.

All the photos are Creative Commons copyright protected, so if you want the prints or use them, just ask and we can sort something out :)

New.Track.Mixes.

Its been awhile, but here's some new.track.mixes. A little bit of everything this week: indie pop, dance, pop/rock, pop punk... so, updated the five track mixes with five tracks:

Mellowdrone - And Repeat (3.3MB), from the downloadable EP, A Demonstration Of Intellectual Property. Other mp3 bloggers have perfusely raved about them. I caved in, downloaded their EPs (in full over here) and honestly, can't stop playing them. Beautiful indie pop, indeed. And Repeat is one of my favourite tracks. Via their official website.

Annie - My Heartbeat (4.3MB), from 2004's Anniemal. Bubblegum pop but with a cool electronic edge, this Norwegian pop princess is loved by all the indie hipsters with her catchy album last year. Via InSound.

Tambalane - Little Miss Liar (2.2MB), from 2005's Little Miss Liar. Australian pop/rock with a bit of quirk. Catch these guys supporting Perth's End Of Fashion next Saturday, June 25th at Jive with Adelaide's The Trafalgars. Tickets from either Venuetix or Big Star Records at $13.60. Via Triple J.

Mellowdrone - No More Options (3.8MB), from the downloadable EP, A Demonstration Of Intellectual Property. Another catchy track from their downloadable EP. No More Options is slightly heavier than And Repeat but is also one of my favourite tracks. Via their official website.

Behind Crimson Eyes - Game Of Life (3.1MB), from 2005's Pavour Nocturnus. They had a successful tour as support for the recent Silverstein shows across the country. Goes to show Australians can do that pop/punk/emo thing, too. Catchy track. Via Triple J.

Good.Gigs.Pick.:Black Nielson at Jade Monkey

There's some great gigs this week like Sydney's Faker at Enigma and Perth's Change Of Face's two weekend gigs. But if you're looking for something more eclectic and laid-back, check out Black Nielson at Jade Monkey supported by Adelaide's No Through Road and Little Ice Age on Saturday, June 18th. Doors open at 9pm with Little Ice Age starting around 9.45pm and its $15 at the door.

Download some mp3s:

Black Nielson:
Brain
The Human Strain
She's Gold You Know
More downloads here.

Triple J: Feature Album Of The Week

The Pictures - Pieces Of Eight


A Melbourne three-piece fronted by singer, songwriter and You Am I guitarist, Davey Lane (who was also a member of Oz Rock supergroup, The Wrights), and this album is the debut record for his band, The Pictures.

All this week, you get to hear all the tracks from the album at various times on Triple J, which you can listen to live online here.

The band will be in Adelaide on Wednesday, July 20th with The Vandas at Enigma Bar and you can get tickets from either Big Star Records or Venuetix.

The album is out now.

Official Website

Week's Gig Photos

I went to three gigs last week: Lior at The Gov, The Red Paintings at Jive and Evermore at The Gov. I took a bunch of photos at all three gigs for my Flickr. All three gigs were great, Lior was fantastic as usual, The Red Paintings were great but not that many people (possibly because of the sold-out Evermore show at The Gov on the same night) and Evermore were alright but the three support acts, The Panda Band, The Vasco Era and theredsunband were amazing.

Lior w/ Heather Frahn at The Gov [Thursday, June 9th]:

  

  

More Lior and Heather Frahn photos here.

The Red Paintings w/ The Winks + Mr Wednesday at Jive [Saturday, June 11th]:

  

  

More The Red Paintings, The Winks and Mr Wednesday photos here.

Evermore w/ The Panda Band + The Vasco Era + theredsunband at The Gov [Sunday, June 12th]:

  

  

More Evermore, The Panda Band, The Vasco Era and theredsundband photos here.

All the photos are Creative Commons copyright protected, so if you want the prints or use them, just ask and we can sort something out :)

Gigs in Adelaide to watch out for

Upcoming recommended gigs in Adelaide (updated new dates):

15th June 2005 - Kiosk w/ Wolf & Cub + Hit The Jackpot at Lizard Lounge $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
17th June 2005 - The Mess Hall* + Whirlwind Heat at Fowlers Live $21 (Alternative/Rock) (V)
18th June 2005 - The Go-Set w/ The Trafalgars at Crown & Anchor $Free (Rock)*
18th June 2005 - Black Nielson w/ No Through Road* + Little Ice Age* at Jade Monkey $15 (Alternative/Rock)#
18th June 2005 - Faker w/ Bit By Bats + The News at Enigma Bar $12 (Alternative/Rock)*
18th June 2005 - Change Of Face w/ The Rip at Exeter $Free (Punk/Rock)*
19th June 2005 - Change Of Face w/ STR + Stolen Youth + The Open Season at Crown & Anchor $Free (Punk/Rock)*
24th June 2005 - Gelbison w/ No Through Road at Jive $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*#
24th June 2005 - Miracle Hat w/ The News + Quiet Child at Jade Monkey $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
25th June 2005 - End Of Fashion w/ Tambalane and The Trafalgars at Jive $13.20 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*#
25th June 2005 - Staying At Home w/ Liability Of My Own + Line Of Departure + The Open Season at Enigma Bar $8 (Punk/Rock)*
25th June 2005 - Little Ice Age w/ Wons Phreely at Prince Albert Hotel $Free (Alternative/Rock)*
25th June 2005 - Jebediah w/ Neon + Red Jezebel at Adelaide Uni Bar (Over 18s) $18 (pre-sales) / $20 (door) (Alternative/Rock) (BS)*
26th June 2005 - Jebediah at Adelaide Uni Bar (All-Ages / 2PM) $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
28th June 2005 - Tight Arse Punk Tuesday: Third Given Union at Governor Hindmarsh (7pm ) $2 (Punk/Rock)*
30th June 2005 - Save and Exit w/ Quiet Child + Double Handed + Team Drum Kit at Enigma Bar $7 (Alternative/Rock)*#

2nd July 2005 - Alice Cooper w/ Billy Thorpe at Thebarton Theatre $95-$135 (motherfreaking Rock!) (V)
8th July 2005 - Motor Ace w/ Neon + Save & Exit at Fowlers Live $23.80 (Pop/Rock) (V)*
8th July 2005 - After The Fall w/ Kisschasy + The Open Season at Enigma Bar (7.30pm) $16.30 (Punk/Rock) (BS)*#
14th July 2005 - Sarah Blasko w/ 78 Saab + Little Ice Age at Fowlers Live $21.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
15th July 2005 - Sarah Blasko w/ 78 Saab at Fowlers Live $21.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
20th July 2005 - The Pictures w/ The Vandas at Enigma Bar $13.20 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
21st July 2005 - Crowned King w/ Bagster* + STR* + Line of Departure* at Enigma Bar (7.30pm) $12 (Punk/Rock)
22nd July 2005 - Anberlin w/ Antiskeptic* at Enigma Bar $N/A (Punk/Rock)
22nd July 2005 - Interpol at Heaven $54.40 (Alternative/Rock) (BS)
22nd July 2005 - The Go-Betweens w/ Sophie Koh at Governor Hindmarsh $32.40 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
23rd July 2005 - Booster w/ The Dairy Brothers + Fishing with Henry + Kim Roberts Band at Enigma Bar $7 (Alternative/Rock)*
26th July 2005 - Doves at Heaven $48.90 (Alternative/Rock) (V)
31st July 2005 - The Roots at Thebarton Theatre $68.90 (Hip-Hop) (V)

4th Aug 2005 - The Beautiful Girls at Governor Hindmarsh $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
5th Aug 2005 - The Beautiful Girls at Governor Hindmarsh $N/A (Alternative/Rock)*
5th Aug 2005 - The Explosion at Enigma Bar $N/A (Punk/Rock)
12th Aug 2005 - Tegan and Sara + Little Birdy* at Heaven $21.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)
12th Aug 2005 - Your Black Star at Enigma Bar $N/A (Alternative/Rock)#
13th Aug 2005 - Bluebottle Kiss w/ Richmond Fontaine at Jive N/A (Alternative/Rock)*#

3rd Sept 2005 - Epicure at Governor Hindmarsh $16.80 (Alternative/Rock) (V)*
4th Sept 2005 - Shihad at Heaven $33.30 (Rock) (BS)*

23rd Oct 2005 - The Taste of Chaos Tour: The Used + Killswitch Engage + Story Of The Year + Funeral For A Friend + Rise Against w/ The Hot Lies at Adelaide Entertainment Centre $64.60 (Punk/Rock) (B) More information about this tour here.

All tickets in Australian Dollars. Available at Venuetix (V), Bass (B) or BigStar (BS) (refer to side bar for links/aus to purchase online) or else, buy them at the door. $N/A = not applicable, prices not yet confirmed/unavailable. All Venuetix and Bass ticket prices may be subjected to booking fee (ranging from +$1-$3.30). Most gigs open around 8pm and start around 9pm with the support acts, unless otherwise stated.

*Local Australian Acts
#I will be attending these gigs, come say hi!

The J Award: Architecture In Helsinki and Cog

Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
Cog - The New Normal


The J Award (previously posted here and here) has two new nominations for 2005's Australian Album of the Year and its Architecture In Helsinki's In Case We Die and Cog's The New Normal.

Both albums were previously featured on Triple J and both bands had huge success in their recent Australian tours. The winner of the J award will be announced at the end of November following Triple J's Oz Music Month.