Limited Express (Has Gone?) and Ni-Hao at Jura Books

Supported by To the North, Hira Hira, Pockets and Holy Samolly.

9 bands in 3 hours. Somehow they did it. Show was moved from Dirty Shirlows (Which is hopefully only temporarily closed) and combined with Juracoustics. The result turned out pretty well.

Had I know Holy Samolly were playing I would have taped them, but I guess it's lucky I didn't because they only got through 3 songs and the technical problems were 10/10.

Last time I saw Pockets I don't think I "got" it because they were pretty good tonight.

Hira Hira played probably the best show I've seen them play, this was really, really great.

Hira Hira - Jura Books, Sydney, 29/10/2009 - 19mb - 14 minutes

To the North played a pretty great set with the vocals way too low as usual, the last song was friggin awesome though.

To the North - Jura Books, Sydney, 29/10/2009 - 28mb - 20 minutes

I decided to go down stairs to check out one of the acoustic sets that was going on down there and damn I wished I had heard of this girl earlier because she moved away to Newcastle the next day and she was really really good. I believe she was called A Dire Dawn. Need to do some research.

Went back upstairs for Ni-Hao and it was pretty awesome to see people in the room that's normally not seen at these shows getting really into it, Ni-Hao were a ridiculous amount of fun.

Ni-Hao - Jura Books, Sydney, 29/10/2009 - 24mb - 16 minutes

Limited Express (has gone?) you all know well about, they were sick. So sick.

Limited Express (Has Gone?) - Jura Books, Sydney, 29/10/2009 - 35mb - 25 minutes

Rowland S. Howard album launch

Supported by DZ.

Can't stand DZ, so I went into the room next door and watched Megastick Fanfare.

Rowland S. Howard was pretty great, I only have Pop Crimes so I was pretty lost on anything that's not that but this show was great encouragement to go back and check it all out. Man... $27 is a lot.

Setlist
Pop Crimes
Dead Radio
Shut Me Down
She Cried
Wayward Man (False Start)
Wayward Man
Avé Maria
Life's What You Make It
The Golden Age of Bloodshed
Sleep Alone
Encore
Exit Everything
Autoluminescent

Rowland S. Howard - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, 22/10/2009 - 105mb - 1 hour 15 minutes

Useless Children at the Sando

With Pee Wee, Do Not Resuscitate and None Remain.

Do Not Resuscitate were awesome how ever I fucked up the recording. My fault. Did get a free demo tape off them though, keen to listen.

Next up were Pee Wee who was great as they always are and made the show a whole heap of fun, threw a whole crapload of free cash in to the crowd. Surprisingly enough the first chance I had to tape them.

Pee Wee - Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, 17/10/2009 - 30.5mb - 21 minutes

Useless Children was pretty much as expected, a really great set. Someone find me a way to buy the LP + Shirt deal on line, thanks.

Useless Children - Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, 17/10/2009 - 49.9mb - 36 minutes

Jens Lekman backyard show

with Sly Hats.

This was actually a lot of fun, it was just Jens Lekman with a guitar, a tambourine, a laptop and sometimes Geoff on backing vocals. Did a lot of new songs and they were all really good. I accidentally (Some how) hit the pause button for the first song, which I am going to call Argument With Yourself, and I'm pretty cut because that song was genius. Sound came out pretty well for a backyard/low volume show.

Jens Lekman - Five Dock, Sydney, 17/10/2009 - 84.26mb - 1 hour 2 minutes

Ducktails at Serial Space

Supported by Knitted Abyss and Pimmon.

I recorded this show using an Edriol R-09HR only rather than my usual set up, so the sound is no where near as good and the levels are a bit off but they turned out listenable.

First time finally catching Knitted Abyss. Was pretty darn sweet. No you know... melody or anything like that.

Knitted Abyss - Serial Space, Sydney, 06/10/2009 - 32.84mb - 20 minutes

Now Ducktails was sweet as, it's a shame he had to cut a song off the end but you know, was great for the short time it lasted. Just him playing solo. Also, what a chin.

Ducktails - Serial Space, Sydney, 06/10/2009 - 40.6mb - 29 minutes

My Disco at Oxford Art Factory

Supported by Royal Headache, Holy Balm and Absolute Boys.

Who are the Absolute Boys? I only found out who they "might" be the night before and this was enough to make me excited, 1 part Eucalpyt, 2 parts Ohana, and the result was fucking awesome. Got about half way through the intro to the first song before realising this was going to be a great band. Pretty sure this was their first show.

Absolute Boys - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, 24/09/2009 - 30.54mb - 21 minutes

Holy Balm were up next, first time I've had a chance to record these peeps, they are awesome but it was a bit messy. Still enjoyed.

Holy Balm - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, 24/09/2009 - 32.31mb - 23 minutes

Yes I know I only saw Royal Headache 7 days ago but I was pretty excited to see them play in front of such a big crowd, and they nailed it.

Setlist
Splash
Eloise
Girls
Red Rocket
Don't Want To
Two Kinds of Love
Never Again
Surprise
Honeyjoy
Psychotic Episode

Royal Headache - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, 24/09/2009 - 31.6mb - 22 minutes

I haven't seen My Disco since November last year but dayum, tonight was better than I've ever seen them. Each and every time they started a new song juuust before it started to drag out and kept it pretty tight, was probably also the quietest I've seen them play. I'm doing the set list off memory so let me know what's wrong.

Setlist
New Song
New Song
You Came to Me Like a Cancer Lain Dormant Until It Blossomed Like a Rose
Land
Unknown
New Song

My Disco - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, 24/09/2009 - 57.7mb - 40 minutes

Love of Diagrams Album Launch.

Supported by Dead Farmers and Royal Headache.

Pretty standard Royal Headache fare, they were fahking awesome.

Royal Headache - Annandale Hotel, Sydney, 17/09/2009 - 28 minutes - 32.1mb

Pretty standard Dead Farmers fare, they were fahking awesome.

Dead Farmers - Annandale Hotel, Sydney, 17/09/2009 - 29 minutes - 32.6mb

I know I had a bit of a bitch and moan about Love of Diagrams being boring last show, but they were genuinely great this time, new songs as well as jamming out on the end of others worked really well. Show ends pretty suddenly and I had to leave during the encore to get my train.

Love of Diagrams - Annandale Hotel, Sydney, 17/09/2009 - 41 minutes - 58.7mb