pomo mofo

artist: pomo mofo
venue: oxford art factory
date: 28 aug 2008
sound: electronic/pop

"they are quite experimental with their beats and sounds. some of their tracks are very promising. although their performance didn't wow me, i'm curious to see where they will be 5 years from now. will take note to check them out again."

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pomomofomusic

theater of disco

artist: theater of disco
venue: oxford art factory
date: 28 aug 2008
sound: electronic/pop

"remembering seeing them at the essential last year, they were mad.they just went all crazy with their costumes. so much fun to watched. this time, they are no different. they seem to have a party on stage channeling a positive vibe to the audience making us all have a good time. good stuff."

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theatreofdisco

art vs science

artist: art vs science
venue: oxford art factory
date: 28 aug 2008
sound: electronic/pop

"3 piece electronic pop band. good melody, good tunes, simple lyrics, good hooks. fun to watch. they play well together and seem to have a great time on stage. catch them LIVE when you can."

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/artvsscience

melanie horsnell

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artist: melanie horsnell
venue: enmore theater
date: 09 aug 2008
sound: acoustic/folk/pop

"i remember seeing melanie at the essential last year and she was amazing. she still is! she has this very soothing voice that puts you at peace when she sings. her songs are very beautifully written. definitely try to catch her LIVE when you can. meanwhile check out her songs from myspace and pick up a copy of her CD or download them from itunes."

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/melaniehorsnell
official site: http://www.melaniehorsnell.com/

jason mraz

artist: jason mraz
venue: enmore theater
date: 09 aug 2008
sound: pop

"going to a mraz concert isn't as exciting as it used to be. not because this is my 7th mraz concert. it's everything. i am so used to seeing him in a small intimate venue when he plays acoustically with just 1 (toca rivira) or 2 other musicians, performing at a venue with great acoustics, to true mraz fans who shut up and listen while he plays and us fans who know almost every song in his 100+ catalog. so, everything being a big noisy band, the mix was good but the effect is not the same. experiencing a mraz concert is about being drowned by his voice and not the band. next, the crowd. he is big enough to attract kids who just want to be there because he is now the next big thing, who would talk on the cell while he sings, constant chitchatting and gossiping, there to only listen to his hit single 'i'm yours'..etc. i can on and on but i won't. as i predicted 4 years ago, "he is going to be huge" and i am really happy that he has achieve a mega star status now, i am glad i got to experience the best part of his carreer. this is my farewell mraz tour and also my lowest mraz concert rating. moving on to a more positve note ... the duet he did with melanie horsnell, 'lucky' was awesome !"

official site: http://www.jasonmraz.com

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