January is a very happening time of year in Sydney in regards to visiting artists, musicians, exhibitions etc. I must have gotten a few invoices paid late last year as I bought so many tickets to see bands this month.
It started off with Swedish wild rockers, The Hives. Who were so manic on stage - they epitomise everything I love about rock and roll. Although they moved about the whole show I became more interested in drawing their facial expressions.
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| The Hives at the Metro |
Then a week later I saw Weezer, who took over a decade to return to Australia from the U.S. One bonus about living in a country so far from our Northern friends, is that when they come to Australia, they tend to play a "greatest hits" set, because so many years have passed since they last toured.
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| Weezer at the Sydney Entertainment Centre |
The next day I saw Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and Joe Pernice (Scud Mountain Boys) play an acoustic set at the Spiegeltent as part of the Sydney Festival line up. A far more mellow and intimate affair which suited me for a Sunday evening.
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| Norman Blake & Joe Pernice at the Spiegeltent |
As I was sitting quite close I could see their hands quite well and got lost in the complexities of their guitar playing.
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| Norman Blake & Joe Pernice at the Spiegeltent |
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Then four days later it was back on again with Osaka Monaurail at Sydney Town Hall. A Japanese band that embraces everything about 60s soul funk music and brings it to the people.
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| Osaka Monaurail at Sydney Town Hall |
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| Osaka Monaurail at Sydney Town Hall |
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| Osaka Monaurail at Sydney Town Hall |
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For more sketches from these concerts, please visit my blog
here.
