Black Francis does Sydney
Hearted on the 15th Aug, 2008
We were all devastated when The Great Escape announced its cancellation this week, however, a silver lining has emerged – the most awesome Black Francis is doing a Sydney sideshow.
I'm one of those border hopping kiwis that's landed in Australia and isn't going back until I've had my fill of gigs !
Although I could contribute some of the love I have for music due to the intense exposure I had to classical music from a very young age... it really started when my parents let me go to an all ages club on a Saturday afternoon "Circus - The Mosh Mellow Sessions". Every week for years we passed at least 6 hours each Saturaday, playing pool, arcade games & dancing on the cheesy lowered dance floor to anything from rage, iron maiden, machinehead, sepultura,pantera to weezer, the pixies and neil young. The early 90s were great !!
Interests
Gigs, movies, cooking & eating great food, foreign & independent cinema, chai, reading, monkey, cheese, wine, MUSIC !
Fave Music
Dresden Dolls, Weezer, The Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, The National, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, The Cooper Temple Clause, The Mint Chicks, The Mountain Goats, Modest Mouse, Grandaddy, Patrick Wolf
Fave Movies
Donnie Darko, Almost Famous, Trois Coleurs Trilogy, Pans Labyrinth, Sin City, City of God, The Sasquatch Gang, Kenny, Four Shades of Brown, Me and You and Everyone We Know
Fave Books
Diary (Chuck Palahniuk), Town by the sea (Chris Paling), The Contortionist's Handbook (Craig Clevenger), Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood), Bloodlines (Ruth Rendell), Magician (Raymond Feist), Whit (Ian Banks)
Her Favourite Articles
Weezer go viral
Hearted ages ago
In their seriously funny video for new single Pork and Beans, Weezer visually reference a whole heap of viral YouTube clips. Essential viewing.
Band Of Horses sideshows
Hearted ages ago
One of the sure-to-be-highlights of Splendour In The Grass ’08, South Carolina’s Band Of Horses has locked in sideshows for Melbourne and Sydney.
The Breeders land in August
Hearted ages ago
Iconic indie originals The Breeders are returing to Australia for a succession of theatre shows in July/August. Do we smell a Splendour rumour?
Modest Mouse, Hot Hot Heat @ The Arena (31/03/2008)
Hearted ages ago
Indie rock royalty descended upon Brisbane, bringing with them their expansive sound and penchant for yelling stuff.
V Festival @ Centennial Park, Sydney (29/3/08)
Hearted ages ago
The V Festival visited Sydney with standout sets from Queens Of The Stone Age and The Jesus and Mary Chain. As for crowd, they were so well-behaved the cops were at a loss for things to do...
KISS @ Acer Arena, Sydney (20/3/08)
Hearted ages ago
KISS sign off on their Australian tour from their 4800th "second home". Brains later removed from the walls of Acer Arena.
Events She's Going To
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Events She Went To
V Festival
After its glittering debut last year, the V Festival returns in 2008 with a world-class line-up.
The National and Clogs
Dark-tinged indie rockers, Brooklyn-based The National bring their quietly urgent, sophisticated music to the City Recital Hall alongside Clogs.
Iron Maiden
Metal gods Iron Maiden will tour Australia for the first time in 15 years when they touch down in Perth this summer. The Australian shows are the first on their huge Somewhere Back in Time tour, which will take the band around the world several times t
Future Of The Left
Future of the Left are comprised of two thirds of the now defunct Mclusky, & one fifth of Jarcrew. Curses is their first album, and they’re touring in March.
KISS
Legendary rockers KISS have had a long-standing love affair with Australia, and they’re not quite ready to end it yet!
Modest Mouse & Hot Hot Heat
For well over a decade, Washington’s Modest Mouse has forged its own spectacular brand of noise pop. They’re joined at this sideshow by Vancouver four-piece Hot Hot Heat.
The Mountain Goats
Renowned for their rich & emotionally affecting live performances, The Mountain Goats are returning to Australia this April for a heap of shows.
Henry Rollins - Spoken Word tour
Enduring agitator Henry Rollins is embarking on another spoken word tour of Australia in April. This is his second Sydney show.
The Breeders
Having played a string of sell out shows around the country in 2003, The Breeders are at long last back with a new album and an Australian tour this August.
Band Of Horses
Riding high on the freewheeling success of their recently released Cease To Begin album, Band of Horses return to Australia this August for a series of east coast shows.
Death Cab For Cutie
Billions Australia is pleased to announce Seattle’s Death Cab for Cutie are returning to Australian shores in August.
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Do not miss this rare opportunity to be spellbound by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
Black Francis
It gives The Frontier Touring Company great pleasure to confirm that Black Francis will headline shows this September/October.
