Keyword results: Rock
Dick Diver, Arks Up
Dick Diver sound like underground 80s Australia. Arks Up recalls the best parts of the Hunters & Collectors discography: the songs gather around raw, trudging bass lines that sound best filling the pungent, carpeted rooms of old pubs.
With clever, multi-member pop songwriting, The Go-Betweens also come to mind: the accents not dropped but accentuated; the guitar work sharp, tonal, puncturing.
Wind Waker, Wind Waker
The Zelda references have been flowing thick and fast since the genesis of young super-talented and ultra-motivated Perth young ones Wind Waker. Indeed, there's still something to be said for this band's dedication to their conceptual motifs. The cover of their album features an implement that controls the wind.
Dead Lovers Twisted Heart
Daniel Johnston's songs are pregnant with visuals, so it's not hard to imagine this white bear of rock as a seminal pilgrim of both pencil and song. Daniel draws just like he sings - harrowing recitals that eat at your heart strings. Drawn pages of cracked nuts, anthropomorphic stumps and monster children dance with bitter hope and confusion around the intimacies, accidents, raw chords and uncomfortable notes we oft try to suppress.
Blank Realm, Heatless Ark
Intuition plays a large part in the nature of music. Whether learned on their chosen instrument or approaching it from a new angle, the ability of a group of players to lock into and interweave with each other's sounds is a crucial dynamic. This instinctual nature shines through strongly on Blank Realm's debut vinyl release, Heatless Ark.
The Church + Belles Will Ring
What:
The Church + Belles Will Ring
Where:
The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville
When:
Sat Dec 12, 8pm
How much:
$32.50 here
Description:
How long has it been since your last confession, if we translate confession to cold-beer-at-a-sweaty-rock-gig? Too long? Repent and The Church can save you. Formed in Canberra in the 80s and rocking out ever since, the four-piece are back to show off their moody guitar stylings and catchy ambient rock.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Chaos
The Nevada Strange + Repairs
What:
The Nevada Strange + Repairs
Where:
MUM, World Bar, 24 Bayswater Rd, Kings Cross
When:
Fri Oct 9, 8pm
How much:
$10 at the door
Description: Some kid said The Nevada Strange are "just like Nick Cave ... only drunker." Any kind of comparison to the great mustachioed one is a big call, so these new kids on the sleazy rock block are already hooking in some huge props. The Nevada Strange bring their grungy apocalyptic sound and intense live sets to MUM, hauling in tow Melbourne outfit Repairs for some brutal garage action.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Rock action
Dangerzone
What:
Dangerzone
Where:
Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
When:
Sat 25 Jul, 11.30pm
How much:
Free
Description:
Look, it's my life, it's now or never, and I ain't gonna live forever. I just wanna live while I'm alive. And right now, I'm jonesing for a couple of good, honest power ballads. I want to belt them out 'til my oesophagus smarts, then spill beer on the DJ as the power of Meatloaf overcomes me.
Event: Party
Stimulus: Love
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