For the next three nights The Renderers from New Zealand are playing at various venues. They got started in the early 90’s on the Flying Nun label, have at times included members of The Dead C and Look Blue Go Purple (two of my favourite kiwi bands) and have played as Will Oldham‘s backing band on an NZ tour – well that’s certainly enough to get my interest. I reckon I’ll go tonight, and then perhaps tomorrow if I like it enough. On Saturday I’m more likely to check out Lotek at the C&S.

Update: Just realised something about the gig tonight. As mentioned in the previous post I keep a list of the gigs I go to, and while it isn’t necessarily complete, and there is some difficulty at times in determining what counts and what doesn’t, for what it’s worth the gig tonight will be number 400 on the list. I was curious about what the other milestones were, so I looked them up:
100: Flat Stanley at Madlove Bar, 1/8/98
200: DJ sets from James Lavelle and Dave Dogs at Minke 29/11/01
300: NUN with very memorable support from Justice Yeldham and the Dynamic Ribbon Device at the Jade Monkey, 16/12/04

Also, next week there is another gig by Satan’s Cheerleaders. I only caught the end of their set last week (having already been to Spindickle at the Grace, and Little Ice Age at the Wheaty), but it sounded fantastic. Very keen to see them again.

Also pretty excited about those upcoming gigs by Ninetynine, Love of Diagrams, Art of Fighting and DJ Food. Plenty of good stuff coming our way. On the topic of DJ Food, there is a new DJ mix out by DJ Food & DK, called “Now Listen Again”. It is a follow up to their earlier contribution to the always excellent Solid Steel series.

APRIL

19th – The Renderers at Electric Light, in the beer garden from 9:30. Free!
20th – The Renderers at the Exeter.
21st – Lotek from the Big Dada label. UK hip-hop.
21st – The Renderers at the Prince Albert.
27th – Satan’s Cheerleaders at the Crown & Anchor
28th – Taught By Animals at the Crown & Anchor
28th – Little Ice Age at FAD.
MAY
4th – Ninetynine at Producers or Electric Light or whatever it’s called.
10th – Love of Diagrams at Jive.
26th – DJ Food at the Crown & Sceptre.

JUNE
1st – Art of Fighting and Subaudible Hum at Jive.
9th – Brunatex at the Wheatsheaf
11th – DJ Shadow, Kool Keith and others at the We Love … Sounds festival at Adelaide Shores.
16th – Brunatex at Electric Light.

AUGUST
Maybe The Shins

On the Stereo
Love of Diagrams – Mosaic cd (Matador)
The Dead C – Vain, Erudite and Stupid 2cd (Bada Bing)
Hit the Jackpot – Clowns cd (Fken Stoner)
Avant Gardeners – s/t cdep (A Perfect Gentleman)
Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity cd (Trifekta / Kill Rock Stars)
Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out of this Country cd (Popfrenzy)
Various – Mestizo Music: Rebelión en América Latina cd (Trikont)
Pole – Steingarten cd (~scape)
Rova::Orkestrova – Electric Ascension cd (Atavistic)
Cecil Taylor – Conquistador! cd (Blue Note)