What a week.
Tuesday: Sick Of It All/Dropkick Murphys at the Tivoli... SOIA were amazing (no surprise there) and the Dropkicks almost put me to sleep. Really disappointing, considering Do Or Die was one of my favourite records back in my punk days.
Thursday: Ampere, The Russian Club, Wooloongabba... The Fourth Is To Burn Warehouses (ex-members of Orlacs Hnde) are amazing, but I must admit I feel pangs of jealousy seeing my band's old drummer kicking ass in his new band; one day I'll stop being such a jealous baby. Insurgents and Majorca were sweet, and Ampere destroyed. But nothing could prepare me for their next show.
Friday: Ampere gig #2, Lofly Hangar, Red Hill... First off, what an amazing space. Quiet Steps were great, To The North just keep getting better, Majorca were amazing, and then Ampere played one of the best sets I've ever seen. Totally lost my shit during 'Woodlawn'.
Saturday: No Culture Festival, Ahimsa House, West End... Took mercy on my body and slept in, got there at 3 and stayed for over 12 hours, which I'm sure negated any benefits I would've gotten from that extra sleep anyway. Highlights included Rialto Decibel Choir, Arrows, Baseball, Pikelet, True Radical Miracle, Turnpike and Charge Group. Someone stole my beer and I had an awesome dinner at an Indonesian restaurant.
Now, keep in mind that I did all of this while battling with a chest infection which finally started clearing up yesterday. It's good to finally sleep without waking up in coughing fits and dry-heaving. I probably woke up Indigo in the next room at least once, and if so I apologise.
Currently I'm visiting my folks on the Sunshine Coast, not doing much of anything and enjoying the absolute hell out of it. I'll be back home sometime on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Sick Of It All/Dropkick Murphys at the Tivoli... SOIA were amazing (no surprise there) and the Dropkicks almost put me to sleep. Really disappointing, considering Do Or Die was one of my favourite records back in my punk days.
Thursday: Ampere, The Russian Club, Wooloongabba... The Fourth Is To Burn Warehouses (ex-members of Orlacs Hnde) are amazing, but I must admit I feel pangs of jealousy seeing my band's old drummer kicking ass in his new band; one day I'll stop being such a jealous baby. Insurgents and Majorca were sweet, and Ampere destroyed. But nothing could prepare me for their next show.
Friday: Ampere gig #2, Lofly Hangar, Red Hill... First off, what an amazing space. Quiet Steps were great, To The North just keep getting better, Majorca were amazing, and then Ampere played one of the best sets I've ever seen. Totally lost my shit during 'Woodlawn'.
Saturday: No Culture Festival, Ahimsa House, West End... Took mercy on my body and slept in, got there at 3 and stayed for over 12 hours, which I'm sure negated any benefits I would've gotten from that extra sleep anyway. Highlights included Rialto Decibel Choir, Arrows, Baseball, Pikelet, True Radical Miracle, Turnpike and Charge Group. Someone stole my beer and I had an awesome dinner at an Indonesian restaurant.
Now, keep in mind that I did all of this while battling with a chest infection which finally started clearing up yesterday. It's good to finally sleep without waking up in coughing fits and dry-heaving. I probably woke up Indigo in the next room at least once, and if so I apologise.
Currently I'm visiting my folks on the Sunshine Coast, not doing much of anything and enjoying the absolute hell out of it. I'll be back home sometime on Tuesday.
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My want to do music is at an all time low. The fucking passion tank is empty at the moment. It is, how they say, 'the sucks'.