Saturday, April 14
West Coast Blues and Roots
Ok, so i know its a rip-off of the Byron Bay one, but damn the concert was awesome! I ended up working in on of the bars, as a fridge stocker, for the event which meant free entry!! The folks i worked for were really awesome as well, and would let everyone take their breaks whenever there was a band that we wanted to see was on, so that was great! From the bar you could see the stage anyway, and as a fridge stocker you are not all that busy, so most of the time was spent chekcing out bands like The Waifs, Missy Higgens, Bob Evans, JohnButler Trio, John Meyer, Ben Harper, Cat Empire, Ben Kweller, and a stack more! Wolfmother was there, which was poor form i thought becasue a) theyre crap and b) dont really have a place at a "blues and roots" gig i rekon! So were all these bands at the East Coast one? sounds like everyone had a good time!
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I thought Wolfmother were crap, too. Then I saw them live.
I had a similar reaction when I saw Wolfmother live at the Big Day Out. However I'm not sure if Wolfmother are actually a good live band, or if they are just so popular (particularly with bogans who like to flail around and make loud noises) that the energy at their shows makes them seem better than they really are. But I suppose creating energy is part of being a "good live band" so I will continue to ponder this issue.
Speaking of good live bands (nice segway Annika), I went to the last ever Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males show the other night and it was awesome! Despite Dan's flu and the "last show silliness" on stage, it was the best Alpha Males gig I've been to. I almost spilled coke on Glenn Richards from Augie March, and my friend bumped into Paul Kelly in the toilets. The band played almost their entire catalogue, with some guest appearance from other Melbourne musicians. I tried to start a conga line, with little success, and another of my friends, possibly the biggest Dan Kelly fan ever, was very excited to get his Friedrich Engels book signed by Dan after the show. The whole night was a fantastic, funny and very fitting farewell.
And because this comment isn't long enough yet, I'd like to say one more thing. Zac, when did you get back and where's the "roff report summary" of your trip?
The "Friedrich Engels" book Annika's mate got signed was the only thing he had you could write on and it happened to be on loan from Melbourne University library. Dan will live in the halls of academia forever unless, of course, one day you borrow the book and a page is missing...
Wolfmother was ruined for me when I heard an interview with the boofy-haired guitar player. Freidrich Engels he isn't.
Why would any person carry around something by Engels? I mean, really. Haven't they realised that the overly simple world view embodied by Engels and that bearded weirdo he hung out with is just so old-hat. And considering the irrelevancy of Engels not being anything like him might be a good thing...
Although, I'm afraid I disagree entirely with you, Andrew: I thought Wolfmother were fantastic until I saw them live. It was at that point that I discovered there was no flow to the overall show, their sound wasn't very 'atmospheric' and the lead singer has the charisma and stage presence of a very dead fish.
ok, now you guys have to go see wolf-engels, they are a seriously great live band.
i disagree with you annika - the "last show silliness" was a highlight of the alpha males last gig!
best bit: gaz from the drones throwing stubbie of beer at dan's head
worst bit: stubbie of beer missing dan's head.
does everyone notice i can comment now? see me comment!
Aha, Daniel - once a fighter for social justice but now simply a reflector of facist power. How about a picture of you in your powdered wig? Come the revolution, the queue to the show-trials will consist of real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, advertising executives, snake-oil salesmen (sorry Brendan)and CLERICAL SUPPORT STAFF FOR JUDGES! You may be spared as Marx recommended the setting up of asylums for people with red hair.
I loved the silliness too. I am a great fan of silliness! A lesser fan of Engels...
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