Gig Watchlist and Free Music

Upcoming Gigs
Having skimmed the guides, here's a list of upcoming shows that may be of interest:

• Rufus, The Corner, Mon 23rd Sep, $20+bf. This is his fourth show, the other three have already sold out.
• Asta, Northcote Social Club, Fri 4th Oct, $15+bf. Triplej unearthed winner a few years back, has got some great tracks behind her. Will probably sell out.*
• Cosmo Jarvis, Northcote Social Club, Tue 15th Oct, $30.50+bf. 
• Owl Eyes, Northcote Social Club, Wed 16th Oct, $23+bf. Being supported by Willow Beats and The Kite String Tangle, both of whom are cool. Also playing repeat shows on Thursday the 17th and Friday and 18th.
• Imagine Dragons, The Palace, Wed 16th Oct, $60+bf.*
• Matt Corby, Festival Hall, Fri 18th Oct, $50+bf. Having been obsessed with the guitar since he was a kid, and growing up being entered in shopping centre talent shows since he was 10, this guy is amazing live. Only limited viewing tickets left.*

*Gignami sanctioned event.

Free Music!

Checkout the following triplej unearthed artists for some free tunes (tracks in the top right of the triplej page):

• Dustin Tebbutt. His track 'The Breach' is a very chilled, very cool, very catchy acoustic song.
• Wolfwolf. Check out 'Come and Get It' and get your electronic funk on.
• The Kite String Tangle. Wicked hooks, arching samples and James Blake-ish vocals come together in 'Given the Chance'. Supporting Owl Eyes at the Northcote Social Club in October.

Other Good Tunes:

Chvrches have released their latest single, 'The Mother We Share' this month. Great tune, ahead of releasing their debut album 'The Bones What You Believe' on 23rd Sep.

[Gig Reviews] Emma Louise; Chvrches; Gold Fields; Glass Towers

Emma Louise, The Corner, Friday 10th May.

Good show. Have only had limited exposure to her stuff, I was a bit shakey after the first couple of songs, given that they sounded nothing like the few songs of hers that I've heard (and liked). Thought it was of those "I've turned up to a show but she's nothing like I thought she would be like" moments, but turned out to be all good. She punched out her made-famous-by-like-a-version cover of Alt-J's 'Tesselate' which the crowd lapped up, which was a little surprising as I haven't seen very many (any?) bands do that before. Kept rolling through her tracks from there, some very decent tunes. Great musician, she has a bit of dreamy vibe to her songs and you can tell they mean a lot to her as they all tell a story. Would see again.


Gold Fields, The Corner, Saturday 13th July.

These guys were awesome. The lads from Ballarat smashed it. The crowd was definitely pumped for this, I think mainly because of the reputation of this crew being great performers. Showing up with two drummers was a definite plus, you could really feel the beat throughout the show. Great DJ's as well, they dropped 'Born Slippy' halfway through the set, which everyone went nuts to. Kept the crowd dancing from there till the end of the set, 10/10 would see again.


Chvrches, The Corner, Monday 5th August.

As soon as this show was announced I was all over it - mainly because of my love of this Scottish trio's song 'The Mother We Share'. Didn't disappoint, lot of energy, and continuing a recent trend, I fell in love with the cute lead singer during the gig. Amazing pipes, good vibe, would definitely see again. I think these guys are going to be big.


Glass Towers, The Toff in Town, Saturday 17th August.

Young band, some great music, but I just didn't like the cut of the lead singer's jib. Not sure if it's just me being citiest or not (he's from Sydney).