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March 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse (March 19, Wgtn)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse TSB Bank Arena Tuesday, March 19 In his memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, Neil Young talked about feeling lost. He had given up marijuana – a habitual smoker from 19. He was going to have to learn how to write songs and play on stage without pot. And so he headed [...]Archive
March 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Kronos Quartet (March 11, Wgtn)
Kronos Quartet MFC Monday, March 11 To see Kronos Quartet (finally!) 40 years after the group was formed is to witness an ensemble committed to the redefinition of chamber music; this fiercely experimental quartet can play it straight – very straight – as the three curtain-calls showed, offering Greek folk song, Chinese courting music and [...]Archive
March 3, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Moon Duo (Sat, March 2; Wgtn)
Moon Duo Bodega Saturday, March 2 Ripley Johnson (guitar/vocals) and Sanae Yamada (keys/vocals) take the stage after a sweet set from locals, Terror of the Deep. I didn’t catch enough of them on this outing (due to having to attend Homegrown earlier in the day – more on that somewhere else some other time) but I’ve [...]Archive
February 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: DJ Yoda (Feb 15, Wgtn)
DJ Yoda San Francisco Bath House Friday, February 15 I had said earlier in the week that I was looking forward to this – because I’d liked DJ Yoda as a cut’n’paste compiler and for his production and Fabric.Live CDs. But to stand in front of his three-screen AV set, the screens showing videos that [...]Archive
February 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor The Hunter Lounge Saturday, February 9 Here’s the thing, the fans won’t like this but Godspeed You! Black Emperor do in fact alternate between being a Heavy Metal Sigur Ros and Overdriven Kebab-Shop Rock. But, wait, come back – that’s not an insult, just an observation. It’s no longer of any [...]Archive
February 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Bailterspace (Feb 1, Wgtn)
Bailterspace San Francisco Bath House Friday, February 1 I was nervous for them – right up until the first shimmer of guitar, the first thrum of bass, the first slosh of the hats. It seemed like it could have gone either way – first time seeing one of my favourite bands in over a decade. [...]Archive
January 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: A Place To Bury Strangers
A Place To Bury Strangers San Francisco Bath House Sunday, January 27 Brooklyn noise trio, A Place To Bury Strangers, took the stage around 11pm to hit the audience over the head with squalls of guitar, accentuated by smoke machine and strobe lighting. The only problem? The audience forgot to turn up. Playing to not [...]Archive
January 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Lawrence Arabia (Jan 26, Wellington)
Lawrence Arabia San Francisco Bath House Saturday, January 26 As he sings of everyone “mucking in”, it’s apparent, instantly – everyone on stage mucking in so beautifully, so perfectly – that James Milne (working name: Lawrence Arabia) has, over the last half-dozen years, built and shaped a sound-world around him. The on-stage character all but [...]Archive
January 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1684
Jimmy Barnes, For The Working Class Man (1985) This was my introduction to Jimmy Barnes; his second solo album. I knew this before I knew Cold Chisel. My aunty was (presumably still is?) a massive fan. And she had the tapes of this and Freight Train Heart – later my mum would buy that double [...]Archive
January 3, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1686
Steely Dan, Katy Lied (1975) A killer record this; as most of the Steely Dan albums are. And I can report (only now in fact) that this is my favourite album by the Dan. But you see it was the last of their albums that I heard. I knew the hit songs of course – [...]Archive
October 19, 2011 by Simon Sweetman