A Basic Weekend
0 Comments Published by Kevin Broken Scar on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 10:08 PM.
The weekend was a blast. It all started on Thursday. Here’s the lowdown.
Thursday
I went to see The Basics at The East Brunswick Club. It was their single/EP launch and the EBC was packed. There was hardly any room to walk when The Basics went up on stage. The Basics are kind of like a modern day Beatles. I reckon they've got the whole “less is more” concept down with their catchy but clean guitar lines and riffs, swinging keys lines, tight and appropriate drums and cool basslines. The best part was they could all sing both lead and harmony. They’ve got very solid harmonies, I should add.
The Basics: www.myspace.com/the3basics
Friday
SoCo Cargo night. The St. Kilda Festival was on for a whole week from Monday to Sunday, although “Festival Day”, the main shebang is on Sunday. Because The Basics were so good and they were playing again at the SoCo Cargo, I decided to head over to the beach and check it out. The SoCo Cargo looked like stacked cargo containers from the outside, but the moment I stepped inside, it was a total transformation. It looked like an awesome clubhouse, Spiegeltent-like and again, The Basics played an awesome set. Oh, SoCo, as I soon found out stands for Southern Comfort. Why didn’t I think of that?
Stacked containers. I guess this picture will give you a better idea of the cargo containers I was talking about.
The Basics again
This guy is a singing, drumming genius!
Which side of the disco ball do you dance on?
The mandatory St. Kilda sunset
Look, the sun is going to fall into the sea. Is the earth flat?
Saturday
The Getaway Plan headline gig at The Rob Roy. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at this gig because it was so crammed that I couldn't get a good shot of anything. So, instead of trying to take pictures that will end up blur and unusable anyway, I just hung out and enjoyed the music. The bands were awesome and Closure In Moscow sounded great. I approached them to see if they would be able to come to the studio to record some tracks but they were already working on an EP are not able to do it.
This gig was interesting, someone actually came up to me and said I played a great set. Hmmm...am I that good? I don't even have to play anymore and I get compliments? No way, the dude probably mistaken me for the other Asian dude in Closure In Moscow. It's a good laugh, don't you think?
Sunday
Festival Day! Any reason to party, is good enough a reason for me.
The multitudes of people on the street kind of reminded me of Thaipusam in Penang. Strange that I would think that, I know.
This gives the term hanging out a new meaning and brings it to another level. Get it?
The Main Stage. It sounded like there was massive phasing coming from the Front Of House system, but I reckon it's because of the strong winds.
This dog is huge! I've noticed that the average dogs here in Melbourne are either really huge, or really tiny, like those Paris Hilton ones.
This is how your friends will treat you when you're drunk and passed out.
It was a perfect weekend!
Thursday
I went to see The Basics at The East Brunswick Club. It was their single/EP launch and the EBC was packed. There was hardly any room to walk when The Basics went up on stage. The Basics are kind of like a modern day Beatles. I reckon they've got the whole “less is more” concept down with their catchy but clean guitar lines and riffs, swinging keys lines, tight and appropriate drums and cool basslines. The best part was they could all sing both lead and harmony. They’ve got very solid harmonies, I should add.
The Basics: www.myspace.com/the3basics
Friday
SoCo Cargo night. The St. Kilda Festival was on for a whole week from Monday to Sunday, although “Festival Day”, the main shebang is on Sunday. Because The Basics were so good and they were playing again at the SoCo Cargo, I decided to head over to the beach and check it out. The SoCo Cargo looked like stacked cargo containers from the outside, but the moment I stepped inside, it was a total transformation. It looked like an awesome clubhouse, Spiegeltent-like and again, The Basics played an awesome set. Oh, SoCo, as I soon found out stands for Southern Comfort. Why didn’t I think of that?
Stacked containers. I guess this picture will give you a better idea of the cargo containers I was talking about.
The Basics again
This guy is a singing, drumming genius!
Which side of the disco ball do you dance on?
The mandatory St. Kilda sunset
Look, the sun is going to fall into the sea. Is the earth flat?
Saturday
The Getaway Plan headline gig at The Rob Roy. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at this gig because it was so crammed that I couldn't get a good shot of anything. So, instead of trying to take pictures that will end up blur and unusable anyway, I just hung out and enjoyed the music. The bands were awesome and Closure In Moscow sounded great. I approached them to see if they would be able to come to the studio to record some tracks but they were already working on an EP are not able to do it.
This gig was interesting, someone actually came up to me and said I played a great set. Hmmm...am I that good? I don't even have to play anymore and I get compliments? No way, the dude probably mistaken me for the other Asian dude in Closure In Moscow. It's a good laugh, don't you think?
Sunday
Festival Day! Any reason to party, is good enough a reason for me.
The multitudes of people on the street kind of reminded me of Thaipusam in Penang. Strange that I would think that, I know.
This gives the term hanging out a new meaning and brings it to another level. Get it?
The Main Stage. It sounded like there was massive phasing coming from the Front Of House system, but I reckon it's because of the strong winds.
This dog is huge! I've noticed that the average dogs here in Melbourne are either really huge, or really tiny, like those Paris Hilton ones.
This is how your friends will treat you when you're drunk and passed out.
It was a perfect weekend!
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