Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Baby X
These are some shots I took recently for Baby X, an indie band from the Blue Mountains. The pics were taken in my friend Tamara’s old attic in Surry Hills.
I decided go Strobist, and use off-camera flashes, a shoot-through umbrella and a little softbox. It would have been great to use more professional studio equipment, but the space was so small it was often hard to keep even the small, portable gear that I had out of shot.
The band are playing a MUM gig at World Bar on the 25th of July, check ‘em out.
SAVE FBi THE FINAL FLING
The last FBi 94.5 fundraiser for June hit the Metro again last saturday night, book-ending the month long series of shows.
Dappled Cities, Palace Of Fire, Midnight Juggernauts, Bluejuice, and a ton of other bands and DJs played; everyone danced and sang and had a fantastic time, all in the name of pulling the station out of the fires of debt. They still need help though, so sign up and become a supporter. Do it!
* Muscles
* SPOD
Save FBi – Spunk Presents Another Night On Earth
Last monday evening, Sydney radio station FBi 94.5 kicked off the first of a month-long series of fundraiser gigs as part of their current campaign to pull themselves out of financial crisis and stay on the air.
Spunk’s Another Night On Earth was a non-stop barrage of great music, the stellar lineup featuring the likes of Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby, New Buffalo, Jack Ladder, Firekites, Sherlock’s Daughter, The Middle East and more.
There are plenty more FBi fundraiser gigs to come over the next month or so – well worth checking out if you’re a music fan, and someone who likes having decent radio to listen to. You can check out the full roster here.
Also, if you’re feeling generous, you can also donate to FBi directly here. Help keep Sydney’s best independent community-based radio station on air.
Check out thevine.com.au for some more photos from the night.
Popfrenzy Afloat
Here’s a bunch of shots from last sunday’s Popfrenzy Afloat harbour cruise, featuring awesome local Sydney talent Traps and Spod, Victorian punkers The Meanies, and US duo Matt and Kim.
Pics were snapped for thevine.com.au
Sherlock’s Daughter
School Of Seven Bells
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.
The Duke Spirit
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.
Of Montreal
Tame Impala
Cut Off Your Hands
Cut Off Your Hands, rocking the Darlinghurst rooftops last night – a small farewell show for their departing guitarist Mikey Ramirez.
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2009
Here’s a bunch of shots from last sunday’s Laneway Festival, down at Circular Quay in Sydney.
[Nick from Cut Off Your Hands, in a wistful post-crowd-surfing moment]
I wasn’t actually feeling that pumped for the festival beforehand, as there wasn’t anyone on the bill I was absolutely gagging to see – although I was looking forward to seeing regular visitors Mountains In The Sky and Cut Off Your Hands again. I was also a bit disappointed with the top billing of Girl Talk, who I’d seen twice when he toured last year around the same time, and The Hold Steady who had already played Laneway two years earlier.
Despite my reservations, it ended up being a packed, sweaty, but very enjoyable afternoon of tunes. I was impressed with The John Steel Singers, Yves Klein Blue and Born Ruffians, and Cut Off Your Hands played a fantastic set (which was also very snap-worthy, thanks to Nick’s compulsive crowd-surfing).
The hands-down highlight of the day though was Tim Fite. I almost didn’t make it to his show – after a few exhaustively epic missions getting in and out of the Basement, I had decided to stick to the outside stages for the rest of the day, but a reliable source persuaded me that braving the crowd would be worth it. It was one of the most unique shows I’ve ever seen – amazing visuals, great tunes, and very interactive (as the fellow whose shoulder Tim hoisted his leg up onto can testify to). Check out Tim’s partner in crime, Sexy Leroy, leading the crowd through an eye test (towards the end).
I was shooting for www.thevine.com.au, check out Marcus’s review and some more photos here.
* Talons
* No Age
* Tim Fite
* Daedelus
Arctic Monkeys
Skullsquadron
Here’s some photos I took of my friends, Skullsquadron at the CarriageWorks in Redfern recently.
The site, once an industrial train yard, was recently converted into a spanking new Arts Centre with lots of beautifully preserved brick buildings and original ironwork.
The goal was to use the elegant brick and yellow colour scheme of the environment to offset the guys’ simple black outfits so that they would stand out more. I had an off-camera flash on a cable that I could position as far as my arm could reach, to give myself a bit more flexibility with the lighting.
Bloc Party
Even Books #7 … no-one belongs here more than you
Even Books is a regular night that combines literature, music, art, theatre and booze to be one of the most unusual book clubs around. Each night is themed around a different book, and last week’s theme was Miranda July’s collection of short stories, “No-one Belongs Here More Than You“.
The vibe was kinda like a chilled house party, with some activities and live music thrown in.
There were interactive projects, based on Miranda’s writing and web art.
Sui Zhen, Daisy M. Tulley (Bridezilla) and The Maple Trail played some folk tunes for the gathering.
The “positive message table”.
Sui Zhen even made a diorama inspired by Miranda July, especially for the night.
