Play some Death Cab, Joe!
Fall Out Boy!
Gaga!
Smoke on the Water!
Jimmy amuses the crowd between songs.
The flat hallway is filled with a boozed array of audience;
YOU CAN FINISHED MY BOURBON IF I CAN HAVE YOUR CAMERA FOR TEN MINUTES, Jimmy bargains.
Bourbon is not cheap red wine, but when you're not really doing your job alcohol is a pretty win move.
Play Elemeno P!
Taylor Swift!
After introducing myself to half the party I figured I'd go check this (was it ambient? It felt ambient.) live music out. That was what I came for, after all.
It wasn't ambient, now that I try to recall the night of December 5th in greater detail. Nice Birds were actually really kickin', if a colloquial term like kickin' can describe a genre, and I'm not just saying that because they might read this post.
I really don't know the other band that performed before them. Crap journalism on my part. Crap-loads of reverb on the microphone's part.
It honestly didn't help that during the initial sound check I strongly recommended the lead singer find an 11 on the reverb dial and go there.
Sarcastically.
Too subtle, perhaps, in my humour.
I'll also say that I enjoyed jumping and breaking a wardrobe during Nevernudes' set,
That Sidewalk Meeeeeese were delightful especially for a band that I had no prior opinion of until Alex Grant basically commanded that I'd like them,
And Bully Bones' spontaneous decision to get up and gig very much put me in a nice place for the rest of the evening.
This house gig proved the good quality of Auckland's underage scene. How are these bands so young and so good? It's amazing.
TOP GIG AWARD TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.
Nevernudes - Socialite
Or download the EP for your sweet self, of course.
End-note: Now that I'm back from my holiday (though still lacking in time), I've set up a sister blog with all photos from events that my camera will be attending. You can find it over at http://wonderpho.blogspot.com/ and I'm going to find a way to link it on the main page.
Play Elemeno P!
Taylor Swift!
After introducing myself to half the party I figured I'd go check this (was it ambient? It felt ambient.) live music out. That was what I came for, after all.
It wasn't ambient, now that I try to recall the night of December 5th in greater detail. Nice Birds were actually really kickin', if a colloquial term like kickin' can describe a genre, and I'm not just saying that because they might read this post.
I really don't know the other band that performed before them. Crap journalism on my part. Crap-loads of reverb on the microphone's part.
It honestly didn't help that during the initial sound check I strongly recommended the lead singer find an 11 on the reverb dial and go there.
Sarcastically.
Too subtle, perhaps, in my humour.
I'll also say that I enjoyed jumping and breaking a wardrobe during Nevernudes' set,
That Sidewalk Meeeeeese were delightful especially for a band that I had no prior opinion of until Alex Grant basically commanded that I'd like them,
And Bully Bones' spontaneous decision to get up and gig very much put me in a nice place for the rest of the evening.
This house gig proved the good quality of Auckland's underage scene. How are these bands so young and so good? It's amazing.
TOP GIG AWARD TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.
Nevernudes - Socialite
Or download the EP for your sweet self, of course.
End-note: Now that I'm back from my holiday (though still lacking in time), I've set up a sister blog with all photos from events that my camera will be attending. You can find it over at http://wonderpho.blogspot.com/ and I'm going to find a way to link it on the main page.
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