Archive for 'Splendour 2010'
Live Review: Broken Social Scene @ The Metro Theatre, August 4
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE The Metro Theatre August 4 I found myself asking a lot of questions at this gig: “Isn’t that the bass player playing percussion?” “Are there 11 or 12 people on stage just now?” “Wasn’t the guy on trumpet playing guitar at the start of this song?”
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Brag 375 (August 16), Live Reviews, Music, Splendour 2010.
Tags: Broken Social Scene, Splendour In The Grass 2010, Steve Keogh, The Brag
Live Review: Band Of Horses, Mike Noga & The Gentlemen Of Fortune @ The Enmore Theatre, July 29
BAND OF HORSES, MIKE NOGA & THE GENTLEMEN OF FORTUNE The Enmore Theatre July 29 The Drones’ drummer has stepped out from behind the kit to front Mike Noga & The Gentlemen of Fortune, for a fun set that switched genres so often that instead of leaving me impressed it left me feeling a little [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Brag 375 (August 16), Live Reviews, Music, Splendour 2010.
Tags: Band of Horses, Mike Noga & The Gentlemen Of Fortune, Romi Scodellaro, Splendour In The Grass 2010, The Brag
Live Review: Yeasayer & Kyü @ The Metro Theatre, July 28
YEASAYER & KYÜ The Metro Theatre July 28 When I heard that Kyü had won the Yeasayer support slot, I thought it was a bit of a mismatch – the former I consider stripped-back and experimental while the latter are prone to lush arrangements and, if not exactly mainstream, involve at least orthodox elements (albeit [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Brag 375 (August 16), Live Reviews, Music, Splendour 2010.
Tags: Kurt Johnson, Kyü, Splendour In The Grass 2010, The Brag, Yeasayer
Live Review: Scissor Sisters @ Big Top – Luna Park, July 27
SCISSOR SISTERS Big Top – Luna Park July 27 Look I’ll be blunt up front. Splendour In The Grass was the Scissor Sisters show that Sydney missed out on; up north, Jake Shears got naked. Ana Matronic deep-throated the microphone. Del Marquis wore a more festive neckerchief. But this New York pleasure-seeking troupe only give [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Brag 375 (August 16), Live Reviews, Music, Splendour 2010.
Tags: Bridie, Scissor Sisters, Splendour In The Grass 2010, The Brag
Live Review: Hot Chip & LCD Soundsystem @ Hordern Pavilion, July 26
HOT CHIP & LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Hordern Pavilion July 26 As far as double headlining bills go, this is a truly exemplary one. And with the looming threat from James Murphy that this was to be LCD Soundsystem’s final lap, anticipation was very high – the only downer being that this double-banger fell on a Monday [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Brag 375 (August 16), Live Reviews, Music, Splendour 2010.
Tags: Hot Chip, Kirsty Brown, LCD Soundsystem, Splendour In The Grass 2010, The Brag