Actually I’m not, but then again, neither was Mark E. Smith when he sang that. The real Damo Suzuki, former singer with CAN on such classic albums as Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi (I can say that Future Days may well be is a classic too, but I haven’t now that I’ve heard it), is coming to Adelaide! It should be a great show, while his stint in CAN was a long time ago (over 30 years), I can vouch for his recent form after his brilliant collaboration with Sixtoo a couple of years ago.
February is, in fact, shaping up very nicely. The other major new one would be Jurassic 5, though that’s looking a bit pricey for me. I am still rather keen on both The Handsome Family and Camera Obscura, not that I know much about either but I have heard good things.

By the way, The Don suggested keeping the “[gigs]” bit in the header (as in the old emails) so that those checking the RSS feed for gig guide stuff can quickly identify it.

Now for the gigs:
Tonight Neko Case at the Gov, I was initially keen, but now I’ll give it a miss. If you were going then you’d already be there!
Tomorrow night is Melvofest at the Prince Albert

February

• 9th – Jurassic 5 at Thebby Theatre. About $70.
• 16th – Damo Suzuki at the Rocket Bar
• 17th – Spindickle support Dirtbird at the Grace Emily.
• 17th – Macromantics at Rocket Bar
• 21st – The Handsome Family at the Grace Emily ($35)
• 28th – Camera Obscura at the Rocket Bar

March

• 8th – Yo La Tengo at Fowlers with Clue to Kalo. $40
• 9-11th – WOMADelaide which I’ve written about elsewhere.

April

• 27th-28th – Herbie Hancock with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra at the Festival Centre. Costs over $100, or about $80 concession. I guess orchestras don’t come cheap.

finally, by request (from Scares), the return of On the Stereo:

• Various – Flying Nun 25th Anniversary Box Set 4cd (Flying Nun)
• Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92 cd (R&S)
• Tiger Trap – Tiger Trap cd (K)
• Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual cd (Warner Bros)
• The Red Krayola – Singles 1968-2002 cd (Drag City)
• Flanger – Templates 2LP (Ninja Tune)
• DJ Food – Kaleidoscope 2LP (Ninja Tune)
• The Fall – The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004 6cd (Castle)
• The Fall – Grotesque (After the Gramme) LP (Rough Trade)
• Low – Secret Name cd (Kranky)