Instrumental rock trio the Dirty Three (Warren Ellis, Jim White, Mick Turner) have had a long and illustrious career since their inception in Melbourne, Australia in 1992, releasing nine hugely acclaimed studio albums during the course of their two decade-long career. Their intricate, melancholy instrumentals and frantic, sometimes frenzied live shows has afforded them legendary status … Continue reading »
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas….because a) Anna Calvi is back in town again, and b) I’ve got a bumper crop of free tix to give away. Woohoo! Yes, that would be me in the red jingly hat. It’s been hard to miss Anna Calvi this past year. She’s ignited both critical and … Continue reading »
There’s a man on stage dressed in an orgy of sequins and glitter, and wearing a Metal Mickey helmet shouting ‘GETURSHIZZITRIIIGHT!‘. Two scantily dressed women are gyrating in the background. Am I at the right gig? I am at the Plaza, ostensibly to see Patrick Wolf, aren’t I? Continue reading »
Oooh, nice line-up: The National, PJ Harvey, Beirut, Portishead, Anna Calvi, Sheila She Loves You, The Chemical Brothers, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Angus & Julia Stone and more in this year’s Paléo Festival. Wish I could go, but sadly I’ll be gallivanting about Down Under in July. Would desperately love to see PJ Harvey again, … Continue reading »
Reason #3541 to love living in Europe – Zurich to Paris in a mere 4.5 hours (top tip: book 90 days ahead and get 50% off). I endured the plush velour purpleness of the TGV Lyria for a few short hours on Friday to finally, finally get to see PJ Harvey in concert. Continue reading »
I just got back from seeing PJ Harvey in Paris (more on that later), and it’s a dreary, rainy, miserable Monday morning with nary a croissant or steaming hot Café crème in sight *sob*. Thank god cheery Australian psychedelic nu-folksters Cloud Control are playing tonight (28.02.11) @ Hafenkneipe to wrench me out of my post-Paris … Continue reading »
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So here we stand, at the cusp of the new year, on the threshold of things to come. Here’s a little of what has been happening while I’ve been away stuffing my face with Christmas sticky date pudding: I’m currently reliving my 6th favourite concert of 2010 by listening to Yeasayer‘s Live at Ancienne Belgique … Continue reading »
I’ve been furrowing my brow over all the good stuff that is coming to my little part of the world next year, trying to fit it all in, cos I don’t want to miss out on anything (huge thanks to 78s awesomely comprehensive concert agenda). Behold, my concert setlist for 2011 so far – Kejnu … Continue reading »
I don’t have much patience with bands who sound great on record and then fail to bring it home live. Luckily, having earnt their chops by playing hundreds of gigs before they even made their first record, Brighton-based dynamic duo Blood Red Shoes are in no danger of that. Returning to Zurich for the second … Continue reading »
