Tuesday 2 March 2010
Venue: Hordern Pavilion
Support band: Miami horror
I really like Miami horror. I would not buy their c.d. but they’re a good band to see live. Having seen them recently at falls festival counting down to the new year they brought back good memories. Miami horror are an electro-pop act who sample so many bands it would be hard not to enjoy them. Their remix of Datarock’s FaFaFa is a highlight. If you want to read more about Miami horror there is an interview with them here. I think it’s always going to be hard for this kind of band to fill the support slot. Because they really produce at their core dance music in the sense that you need to dance with it to enjoy it and at shows I have noticed people are usually too nervous about dancing at the beginning of the night (they need to get a few drinks into them first).
It was an all ages event and I’ve now discovered Hordern is one of the best venues to have an all ages show because it is so dark that you don’t even notice you’re surrounded by juveniles and since not everyone is 18 the line for the bar is short and sweet.
And now to Phoenix, well I’m not going to spend nearly $80 to see a band I don’t care much for so my review is definitely on the favourable side. Phoenix are an alt-rock French band who started out as the backing band for a remix of Air’s ‘Kelly watch the stars’ single. They have since released 4 studio albums and are a Grammy award winning act; definitely conquering the world of soft rock. Music webzine Pitchfork captures my opinion of phoenix well in a review posted after Phoenix’s 3rd album was released commenting ‘(music) that could slot into the playlists of hipsters and receptionists alike.’ I last saw phoenix when they came out in August and played at the Enmore. Usually when a band progresses to a bigger venue you lose a lot of intimacy. But when you go to see Phoenix I think you are just looking for a good time and a dance and Hordern is great for that. They ploughed neatly through the set list and it was exactly like dancing to Phoenix in a club but Thomas Mars (vocals) is actually there with you. The crazy lighting that accompanies their live show is to blame for my lack of photographs and at times made it hard to see the band. That aside, it was a very good night out.
Magnifique! j'aime Phoenix
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it's good to remind people to actually get out and see bands live,the money stands a chance of reaching them ,letting them have more gigs and making more people get up and dance
ReplyDeletemiame Horrow are really good and im a fan of Air and Pheonix have really hit it big at the moment with some new hits, like wise miami horror.
ReplyDeletesounded like a good gig to be at
im a really big fan of Phoenix myself, but i havent heard of these Miami Horror guys, so im not sure if i like them though, the lighting for phoenix must have been sick.
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ReplyDeleteSteve – Definitely love you mentioning that it’s good to remind people to get out and see live music. So many of the smaller music venues these days are struggling to survive and closing down. People need to get out there and support the bands that support them with their lovely sounds.
Sports r us – Yeah Phoenix are definitely bigger than ever these days. It’s crazy to think that they released their debut album united in 2000 so long ago.
R.bodycote – Most intense lighting i’ve ever seen. I think you should give Miami horror a listen