Wednesday, February 14, 2007

V Wolf Blues News

V Festival sideshows for Melbourne, finally. The deal is:

Tuesday April 3rd
Pet Shop Boys
Groove Armada
Gnarls Barkley
The Rapture
Wednesday April 4th
Pixies
Jarvis Cocker
Phoenix
(w/ special guests)

both at Sidney Myer Music Bowl

First night for dancey kids (on a Tuesday!!!) and second for indie types. Though Phoenix are pretty super-fun-happy in concert. I'd say zero chance of solo sideshows from any of the artists, given how tightly packed these shows are, so don't hang out for them. Missing, for electro kids, are Radio Soulwax and 2ManyDJs, but they'll surely play a club gig around the same time, and Softlightes, who I don't know much about.

Wolfmother won a Grammy! They beat NIN, Tool, System of a Down and Buckcherry (still around?) to the Best Hard Rock Performance award. Sounds good. Though possibly the awards are devalued a little when the American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, wins Best Newcomer. Not to mention the Black-Eyed Peas getting something (Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, specifically). And Dani California isn't Best Rock Song, sorry. Still, Advance Oz Fair 'n' all that.

Melbourne's own Lisa Gerrard has done some great stuff in the last twenty years. Classic albums with Dead Can Dance; film scores for Gladiator, Ali, The Insider, Whale Rider; and solo stuff like her AMP-listed The Silver Tree. Now she's playing The Forum, 2nd April, performing stuff from across her career. No idea what to expect from the show but it could be a pretty amazing experience if it lives up to some of her work. Tickets from Ticketek from Monday 19th.

In a different vein, get those black trenchcoats back out of storage, cause Nine Inch Nails are doing the Metro on the 13th of May, just after they release their new album in April. People love these guys so get in early or don't bother. Tickets from Ticketek from Friday 23rd.

And, the lion's share of East Coast Blues & Roots sideshows at the Prince:

March 29th: Eric Burdon and the Animals
April 1st: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
April 2nd: Lee "Scratch" Perry w/ band
April 3rd: Ziggy Marley
April 4th: Bo Diddley
April 9th: Ozomatli
April 12th: Taj Mahal Trio

Something for everyone there, I think. Except maybe indie-rock geeks. Step outta your comfort zone, hipster! See Ozomatli! Tickets from The Prince right now.

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