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They played a killer set lasting almost two hours, plucking mainly from sophomore LP The 59’ Sound and Handwritten, as well as throwing a couple covers in for good measure, with a great rendition of Bon Iver’s ‘Blood Bank’ sandwiched in the middle of ‘Angry Johnny and the Radio’ as well as covering The Misfits’ ‘Astro Zombies’ at the drunken request of a Welshman in the crowd.
osh Makinda cleverly wove newly made in-jokes with the crowd into a 50 minute set! Check him out if you can.
He has a defined vision of what comedy is that extends beyond punchlines and informs a broad sweeping narrative. And if you thought otherwise, he'll let you know that you're a fucking moron (he's great with hecklers).
It just so happened that Gratts was going to stay with a lifelong friend of mine whilst he was here in Perth. And he needed picking up from the airport, as fate would have it. What ensued was a week of reawakening the tourist within as we adventured to Perth’s best bits.
There were so many other bands I could have mentioned but these to me were the stand outs, the ones that made me want to dance and sing, and made me feel happy to be at Fairbridge.
There’s something about thousands of people who love music and a good time crammed into a tiny eco-village near where I used to grow up that just speaks to the inner hippie in everyone.
You know a band is unique when the first thing you notice isn’t the two drummers on stage, or the fact that one of the toms was in fact a garbage bin, but the double bass.
"Get your Ya Ya's out!" he screamed at me from across the bar.
There is rarely anything more fun than going out on a weeknight; and a night of comedy has got to be one of the best ways to spend a few hours of freedom before the inevitable struggle through another day of work.
The defining post-hardcore band of my time, Alexisonfire, say farewell to their Australian fans (and USA don't get too:) )
