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Local Sydney band Sherlock’s Daughter, supporting SOVIIB.

The wonderfully ethereal School Of Seven Bells performing at the Gaelic Club, 24.04.09.

Benjamin Curtis and sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza stripped back much of the lush production from their album Alpinisms for their live performance, in favour of a more fuzzed-out rawness – an ideology that even extended to the visual nature of the show. I’ve rarely seen a more tidy, clutter-free stage. Amazing soundscapes, minimal fuss.

Last month I took a break and went to Thailand with my friend Chris for a couple of weeks. The bulk of our time was spent on the island of Koh Samui, with a few days in Bangkok on the way home thrown in.

(photo by Chris Deal)

Thailand is humid, beautiful, commercial, stressful and relaxing all at the same time depending on where you are and what you’re doing. It’s full of fantastic food, animals, friendly people, majestic islands, crowded cities, strange tourists, scooters, and about a million things to buy.

Here’s a few of my impressions.

Kicking off the Easter long weekend, UK band The Duke Spirit played a free show (courtesy of FBi 94.5 and Spring Court sneakers) at the Beach Road Hotel, Bondi.

Palace Of Fire, the new band featuring ex-Wolfmother members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, and Charge Group’s Matt Blackman at their debut show at the Hopetoun last night.

They were supported by the always-amazing Spod.