February 2010
1 post
The 3ds! with the Lo-liners and Street Chant
So you may have noticed that it has been quite some time since my last post. I have been to lots of gigs (Laneway festival, Them Crooked Vultures,which were only Auckland so didn’t really wanna write about them) and also lots of christchurch gigs but I just haven’t been inspired to write about any of them. I guess I’ve been a bit jaded lately. There was a cool party for...
January 2010
1 post
The Transistors with T54 at El Santo
I love Lyttelton!
It’s such a great place. If I wasn’t studying at Canterbury I’d totally move to Lyttelton. Last night was the kind of gig that reminds everyone involved why they do what they do… bar tenders, musicians, music fans maybe even sailors I guess?
El Santo is my new favourite venue in chch. As soon as we arrived we felt really comfortable. One of the worst...
December 2009
9 posts
The Leper Ballet with Erasmus Eli
From now on Goodbye Blue Monday should have gigs on weeknights. I haven’t felt such good vibes at a GBM gig since maybe… Je Suis Animal. Everyone there knew each other and everyone was into the music. DO IT!
I still haven’t got my card reader sorted so no bootlegs yet… but I’ll get around to it. Maybe new years resolution?
Erasmus Eli started their set with just a...
Favourite song from favourite band at the Red...
Top 10 Gigs I've been to in Christchurch this year
In no particular order.
Lawrence Arabia + Panther and the Zoo - Repertory Theatre
As I mentioned earlier. This ruled. It wasn’t super party vibes, it was just nice. The music was genuinely great and the crowd were there for nothing but the music.
Mountaineater + How to Kill - Wunderbar
This was a revelation for me. Super sonic. The first gig I preferred, mainly because it was the first...
Magic Eye - Under the Sheets from the Red Panda...
Heres my favourite song from Ghostwork’s set...
Favourite song from T54’s set on Saturday....
Lawrence Arabia
It is hard to describe in words how seriously good this show was. Like it was just really, really…. nice.
Almost everything about it was perfect.
Panther and the Zoo - http://www.myspace.com/pantherandthezoo
The first band up was Panther and the Zoo. I’d seen Panther and the Zoo earlier in the year and thought it was ok but not.. you know? amazing. And this time it was the same kind...
Red Panda Christmas Party
This was a big gig, 5 bands and many more DJ’s. Since I didn’t listen intently and never have listened to any DJ’s I will not make any comments, just the bands.
I have live recordings from this concert. I will get them up soon.
Magic Eye - www.myspace.com/magiceyemusic
Magic Eye are a pretty rad band. I have only seen them twice and by a few unfortunate complications have...
Yell and Yell
Hi. My name is Matt Scobie. I live in Christchurch and I study accounting. I also play the drums. I decided to start a blog mainly dedicated to live music in chch. Because there is a lot happening at the moment but not a lot being documented.
I go to at least one gig a week and sometime up to 4 or 5. I have a recording device that I’m still getting used to. Eventually I would like to record...