[gigs]

FEBRUARY

  • 5th Laneway Festival with Echo & The Bunnymen, Eddy Current Suppression Ring and lots more.
  • 6th Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle with Red Ink.
  • 11th RZA at Fowler’s Live.
  • 12th Le Rayon Vert DJ Set at the Metro.
  • 13th Avant Gardeners at the Metro.
  • 13th Satan’s Cheerleaders at Higher Ground.
  • 19th Yo La Tengo at Fowler’s Live.
  • 20th Steering By Stars, Sincerely Grizzly at the Jade Monkey.
  • 23rd Brian Jonestown Massacre at Fowlers.
  • 25th Steering By Stars at the Ed Castle.
  • 26th Satan’s Cheerleaders at the Crown & Anchor.
  • 26th Hit the Jackpot at Supermild.
  • 27th London Sinfonietta: Pacific Currents at the Adelaide Town Hall.
  • 28th London Sinfonietta: Wind & Glass at the Adelaide Town Hall.

MARCH

  • 5-8th WOMADelaide at Botanic Park with the Skatalites, Calexico, Ravi Shankar, Dean & Britta and lots more.
  • 6th Wayne Shorter Quartet at the Festival Theatre.
  • 7th The Necks at the Spiegeltent.
  • 7th Pavement at Thebby
  • 12th Robert Forster is the guest at Julia Zemiro’s Comfort Zone in the Spiegeltent.
  • 13th Dinosaur Jr at Fowlers Live.
  • 13th Hit the Jackpot with Naked on the Vague at the Metro.
  • 18th Raekwon at HQ.
  • 24th The Pixies at Thebby (playing Doolittle)

Rumour has it that the Wedding Present are looking to possibly tour Australia after a visit to Japan in May. An Adelaide show might be a bit much to ask for … perhaps another visit to Melbourne will be required if it happens.

Also one of my favourite bands from my Sydney days were Crow, they’re back together and have a new album on the way so a tour should be on the cards as well.

On the Stereo

  • Joe Morris Quartet – Today On Earth cd (AUM Fidelity)
  • Vic Chesnutt – North Star Deserter cd (Constellation)
  • Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band – 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons cd (Constellation)
  • Neko Case – Middle Cyclone cd (Anti)
  • Death – … For the Whole World to See cd (Drag City)
  • Lightning Bolt – Earthly Delights cd (Load)
  • Mark Stewart + Maffia – Learning to Cope With Cowardice cd (On U Sound)
  • Machinefabriek – Weleer 2cd (Lampse)
  • Chicks on Speed – Cutting the Edge 2cd (Chicks on Speed)
  • Max Tundra – Parallax Error Beheads You cd (Domino)