Archive | January, 2011

Gig Review: The National @ The Palais, 10th January

January 11, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Last night I was lucky enough to see my favourite band live for the second night in a row. Although the experience for me was completely different, seated in the balcony instead of right at the front of the Stalls, there were many similarities between both shows. Because of this, I’m going to try writing […]

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Gig Review: The National @ The Palais, 9th January

January 10, 2011 by Lachy 22 Comments

One runs out of adjectives to describe Brooklyn’s The National after a while. Their music is simultaneously brooding, emotional, uplifting, dark, restrained, and electrifying. However the one word that sticks with me is ‘majestic’. And last night, The National put on a show at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre that was majestic in every possible sense of the word, and will go down as my favourite gig to date.

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Download A New Foster The People Song For Free

January 9, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Here it is. The band posted this on their Facebook page so I’m assuming it’s fine to share here. The song is called Helena Beat, and after just a couple of listens I can safely say that I really like it. It is jarringly different to Pumped Up Kicks, but that isn’t in itself a […]

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Gig Review: The Morning Benders @ The Corner Hotel, 5th January

January 6, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Last night one of the real ‘bands of now’, The Morning Benders, played a Falls Festival sideshow at the Corner Hotel. Not only was their performance immaculate, but it was great to see a band so truly appreciative of the reception they received and having such an awesome time. Add a top notch support act […]

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Gig Review: Born Ruffians @ The Northcote Social Club, 2nd January

January 3, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Last night Born Ruffians began 2011 with a show where pretty much everything that could go wrong did, from broken strings to broken drum pedals to mics cutting off. However somehow all of this only served to make the show more entertaining and special which, coupled with one of the most awesome crowds I have […]

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