Archive | March, 2011

Gig Review: Georgia Fair And Daniel Lee Kendall @ The Empress Hotel, 24th March

It was something of a gentle folk music lovers’ wet dream at the Empress Hotel last night. Surrounded by the idyllic atmosphere of the small venue, a packed crowd enjoyed chilling out to some fantastic music provided by three up and coming Australians acts, spearheaded by the always wonderful Georgia Fair.

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30 Day Song Challenge #5: A Song That Reminds You Of Someone

I went with one of my best mates at the time, both of us having just turned 18 and neither of us having been to a smaller gig like this before. We were keen as, so figured we’d rock up about 3 hours before doors, which we thought would guarantee us of getting at least a somewhat decent spot.

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30 Day Song Challenge #4: A Song That Makes You Sad

I can remember when I first heard the song live, played early in the day at the idyllic Laneway Festival River Stage complete with a melodica for the chorus. It was an amazing, beautiful moment, and thinking back to it can offset the slightly morose feeling I get when thinking about the story of the song.

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30 Day Song Challenge #2: Your Least Favourite Song

Whilst I’m sure that there are much worse songs going around, this one takes the cake for me because it seems to epitomise so much of what is wrong with the music industry.

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