trial kennedy

artist: trial kennedy
venue: oxford art factory
date: 09 may 2008
sound: rock

"ok. my first time at the oxford art factory. fucking awesome venue. only problem ... the acoustic. the sound don't seem to travel from the stage. its almost as if there is an invisible acoustic insulation at the edge of the stage. the artists were screaming their lungs out and banging on their instruments (seeing it's a hard rock concert) but all you could hear is muffles. kinda good too coz i left the venue and my ears ain't ringing. as for the band, i think they are pretty cool. the lead singer has got a really good voice, again, pity it didn't travel very far. a few great tracks esp. 'neighbors' that stayed in my head. would sure love to see them again in another venue."

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/trialkennedy

the holidays

artist: the holidays
venue: the spectrum
date: 03 may 2008
sound: rock

"eventhough the spectrum is a really cool venue, the frustrating thing is that acoustically, its never great. theres too much noise and that often overshadow the melody and the vocals. I blame the engineer. tune down the bloody drums. its cool to rock but its not a solo drums show. good looks is not enough to put on a good show but the crowd were jumping. need to check out their EP to judge the music, melody and lyrics wise. get their new EP anyway. its out !"

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theholidays

the kaya ladies

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artist: kaya ladies
venue: will & tobys
date: 02 may 2008
sound: acappella

"another breathtaking performance that blew me away @ will & tobys. totally unexpected. great harmonies, songwriting skills and fantastic show. they are great with interacting with each other showing how much they enjoy doing the show. even the covers they did, they made it their own. these ladies got a style of their own. if only their clothes were more cohesive. again, picked up the CD but the CD experience wasn't half as good as live.

myspace: www.myspace.com/thekayaladies
web: http://www.kaya.net.au/