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Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ The Boulevard Pool, Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino Las Vegas 13/4/2013

May 20th 2013 09:31

There is always something engaging about a Yeah Yeah Yeahs show. Karen O is an exceptional front woman. She has the sultry seductiveness of Deborah Harry and the feisty energy and theatrics of Amanda Palmer. She is a show man on stage. Whether it be look of pain and heartache while delivering the emotional ‘Maps’, the Elvis like red jumpsuit she wore or the amount of time she spends on her knees or back rolling around the stage, she is just damn entertaining. And the best part is the amazing songs that match this performance.

Tonight upon the rooftop bar at the Cosmopolitan Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas, the band gave us a pre Coachella set packed with classic Yeah Yeah Yeahs tunes plus a few cuts from the new record Mosquito. The short 55 minute set was highlighted by crowd favourites “Gold Lion’, ‘Heads Will Roll’ and ‘Zero’ from the It’s Blitz record. ‘Sacrilege’ from the new record got a great response as did the title track.

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Tegan & Sara @ The Boulevard Pool, Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino Las Vegas 11/4/2013

May 20th 2013 09:21

Set upon the rooftop of the Boulevard Pool bar at the Cosmopolitan Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Canadian twin sisters Tegan & Sara played a preview show before their Coachella appearance in a few days time. The setting was perfect. The Las Vegas skyline surrounding the open air stage. A large screen behind the stage projecting the gig out onto the Vegas strip and a cool, clear spring evening contributed to one of my favourite Tegan & Sara shows ever.

The humble twins repeatedly thanked the crowd for coming out and for supporting their music. In return we got a great set by the duo mixing crowd favourites such as ‘Walking With A Ghost’, ‘Back In Your Head’ and ‘Where Does The Good Go’ along with a fair chunk off this years record Heartthrob. The newer songs received an amazing reception as fans have taken to the new record and more keyboard driven sound. For me the highlight was the brilliant ‘Why Don’t You Want Me’. The song is great track about rejection from a lover and is written so perfectly. The girls have a great knack to write a good “love lost” tune and this one is probably their best. Live, it sounded amazing and judging by the crowd singing along, it will find a place on their set list for years to come.

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Silverstein @ The Manning Bar 19/03/2013

May 20th 2013 09:15

I left tonight's show wondering if crowds were becoming tired of going to shows or of metalcore as a genre. with the exception to the response to headliners, Canada’s Silverstein, the punters at the Manning Bar lacked a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Two things synonymous with metalcore music.

Six piece Ghosts On Broadway tried to get the crowd pumped up with a tight and heavy set. The twin vocals worked like a tag team to deliver some punch into their tracks. However the near dead silence in between songs was making it difficult for them to deliver a standout set. Their Woe Is Me cover was the highlight along with the bassists uncanny resemblance to Justin Bieber.
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Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal

May 20th 2013 09:10

Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal

Coming off the back of a blistering performance at Soundwave teasing us with some new tracks from this forth coming album, we now get to hear the whole record and fans will definitely not be disappointed. Their trademark metalcore sound is still prevalent but the band have enlisted the help of Jordan Fish to add keyboards and electronics to the songs to give a new dimension that seems to fit in well.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

May 20th 2013 09:06

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

Nick Cave will always be just one of those of rare, special talents. With each new Bad Seeds album you go in with a certain expectation. You think you know how it will sound, how the record will play out. And then he manages to beat that expectation. Not by the ways of doing something out of character (like make a jazz fusion polka album) but by constantly improving his trademark broodiness to deliver great song after great song. "Push The Sky Away" is some of Cave's finest work with The Bad Seeds. A huge call I know, but there's a perfect balance of Cave's spoken word poetry and the haunting musical backdrop that makes this record hard to fault.
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Bruce Springsteen @ Allphone Arena 20/03/2013

May 8th 2013 10:19

I've always wondered why Bruce Springsteen was referred to as "The Boss". Tonight I found out why. He dominated the stage and the 40 000 odd people at Allphones Arena for over 3 hours. For that entire time we were putty in his hand. I'm pretty sure he could've told us to jump off a cliff and I think most of us, if not all of us would have. I've been privileged enough to see hundreds, if not thousands of bands play live and they all pale in comparison to a show by Springsteen.

Backed by the legendary E Street band who have grown to a 14 piece ensemble and included a special guest ring in, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, the entire performance was just one classic track after another, played with youthful energy and genuine passion that flowed out into the crowd. Bruce, was the captain of this ship, steering the performance from the opening chord of 'Devils And Dust' to the final bow at the end of the night.
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The Blackwater Fever - The Depths

May 8th 2013 10:09

The Blackwater Fever - The Depths

It could be easy to write this band off as another Black Keys rip off, but that sort of ignorance will make you miss the beauty of this record. Yes, it has plenty of swampy bluegrass riffs we've all come to love from The Black Key, but the execution of these songs will leave them lingering in your mind. On their third album, The Blackwater Fever have crafted tracks that requires you to listen to them over again and with each listen, you will pick up something different. Intentional or not, its a great tool that great songwriters have.
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Hits N Pits festival @ UNSW Roundhouse 23/3/2013

May 8th 2013 10:02

Today was the kick off for the brand new touring punk rock festival Hits N Pits. The set up was pretty simple. 2 stages, one acoustic and one punk bands with a mix of local and overseas talent. As doors opened at 4pm we were greeted with a loud racket from Newcastle's One Vital Word. Their post hardcore punk style was a bit too intense for a room of sober people unsure of what they were expecting from the day but credit to them for the power of their set.

Out on the acoustic stage in the beer garden Nothing Rhymes With David started us off but was a little drowned out by the One Vital Word inside so it was hard to really hear him. The sound was better for David M Johnston who followed. He has a real Ben Nichols from Lucero sound with a nicotine stained/whiskey soaked voice and some really cool tunes.
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Birds Of Tokyo - March Fires

May 8th 2013 09:42

Birds Of Tokyo - March Fires

That media tag line "Most anticipated album of the year" has the potential to set a band up to immediately fail. It raises the bar of expectation that it only takes a rare talent to be able to surpass. Thankfully, Birds Of Tokyo have that talent. More importantly, their new album 'March Fires' may just rise above that expectation.
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Wednesday 13 - The Dixie Dead

May 1st 2013 10:02

Wednesday 13 - The Dixie Dead

I've always admired the style of Wednesday 13's music. Take the swagger of hard rock, the crunching riffs of 90s industrial metal and the theme of horror and put it all together. You can say he is part Motley Crue, part Ministry, part Misfits. Either way, the prolific songwriter always managers to make an entertaining album. The Dixie Dead is the exception.
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