jakovasaurus wrote:Sleepmakeswaves at UniBar earlier this year.
******* incredible! The sound those lads create with their instruments is amazing, don't need any vocals.
Great band. Must have seen them 6 or 7 times by now. Like a lot of post/instrumental rock, it always sounds better live and loud.
Excuse the self indulgence but a few that come to mind:
Opeth (Heaven, 2004). First time of many seeing the Swedes. I felt out of place with short hair and a shirt that wasn't black.
Isis (Fowlers, 2007). Was the first post/instrumental rock gig I’d been to, which was a genre I was getting into at the time. Kinda wish I had bought a T-shirt now..
Dream Theater (Showgrounds pavilion, 2008). Was a huge fan in those days, and never expected them to visit Oz. Strange venue for a gig.
The Living End (HQ, 2008). Lived up to expectations. So very good live. No rock-star ego.
Pain of Salvation (Thebby, 2009). Obscure Swedish band I never thought I’d see live. Only a 45 min support set, but hit the mark.
Baroness (Soundwave, 2014). Great musicians.
Mogwai (Thebby, 2015) Superb. My hearing returned 3 days later. Staggering wall of sound.
Sia at the Gov was one of the more “interesting” gigs I’ve been to (the wife wanted to go so I tagged along). Great voice, very odd performer, and heterosexual couples were the minority by far.