Dadas, what a great place, a fine selection of flat black discs, crusty characters, stale jelly beans and a swell location to hear some live music should your persuasion run in that direction. On a nice day in November a few bands played in shared garage space behind the store.
The first of these bands, Jasper and Chris, were the highlight of the evening. I'm not sure if the novelty of seeing an explosive 5 year old boy playing drums with an 80something year old perth guitar vet didn't make up half of the appeal but the other half was surely pure blind talent. A blazing debut/one-and-only gig that proves the age old phrase true: "songs serve only to support solos".
Dragging themselves away from the Rambo machine at Timezone for long enough to play were perth punk supergroup Bamodi.
Only their second gig in the current McGrath-Boobs-Hooper lineup, Bamodi thrashed through 25 minutes of chuggin', yellin' and vommin' with aplomb even managing to throw a Beat Happening cover. A band surely going places*. One review posted on an unfavourable website claimed that Bamodi were the best band of the evening, however as good as they were this is not true, that distinction belongs to either Astral Travel or Jasper and Chris.
The Silents have come a long way over their time together but it's a shame they don't have more to show for it. The band have played proficiently every time I've seem them over the past 3 or 4 years but they fail to make a great impression. To their merit they aren't half bad but they lack enough good dynamics and a sense of excitement, too many songs in the same touchtooslow tempo and too many unnecessary and fruitless changes. In essence not enough buzz. If they all took more speed they might turn out alright.
Astral Travel definitely made a bigger mark on the present audience with their dexy fueled driving rawk. This band get unfairly tagged by the clueless as hipsters, which they quite clearly aren't. Special mention goes to ultradude Tim Loughman and his propulsive drumming. The band that could, the band that should, let's hope they're the band that do.
ps Sorry for the lack of updates over the past few months I've been busy with a few bands, a few records, a few short holidays and a few missed enrolments.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Astral Travel @ Dada Records 20-11-2010.
Astral Travel playing an instore at Dada Records 20th November 2010. My handy handheld digital recorder died during this set so this recording comes from dadadude Ben Stewart.
Get it HERE.
Enjoy.
Brian Henry Hooper Band @ Norfolk Basement 27-11-2010
Brian Henry Hooper Band playing the last show of the WA tour at the Norfolk Basement 27th November 2010. Featuring Brian Hooper on Vocals and Acoustic Guitar, JP Shilo on Guitar and Violin, Steve Boyle on Pianner, Mick Harvey on Bass and Tim O'Shanahan on Drums. This was probably the best show of the three they played in WA, I think the band got pretty loose by the time they played. It's only a shame the sound guy doesn't believe in bass guitars or keyboards.
This tour was to promote Brian's new album Trouble. It's quite good, go buy it. Here's a video.
Get it HERE.
Enjoy.
ps Congratulations to the fish netted middle aged lady and her working girl pose dances. I laughed hard at you at the time but you got your vengeance by passing out in the toilet I needed to use. Classy.
Friday, December 3, 2010
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