ChuckE@Large

Watch out for the Panda Even on a night where  Ed Sheeran  was in town, local Perth outfit  Command A Panda  put on a night of musical mastery at  The Boston  last Friday night. The aptly titled  Pandemonium  show did not disappoint. The band was supported by Black River Ransom ,  Pacific Drive  and  Kraill  with each putting in creditable sets.  The Panda set was well received with  Creeps  and  You Ain't Comin Back  among the highlights. Singer Mott Hort and drummer Tim Hosken energetically poured everything into their performance. Literally in the case of Tim who was recovering from being sick during the week. Friday night's Pandemonium a launchpad of an upcoming busy period for Command A Panda. They will be recording heaps of new tracks soon which they will be looking to release in the latter half of this year along with making a few video clips to accompany the tunes. Addit...

No Foo-ing around as the Fighters conquer Perth By ChuckE! Perth 21 January 2018 - Fans at nib Stadium in Perth on Saturday night had the pleasure of witnessing rock royalty when the Foo Fighters kicked off the Australia-New Zealand leg of their Concrete and Gold World Tour . The Fighters brought along Weezer , a headliner in their own right and both were supported by local act Cosmic Kahuna  .  After an energetic set from the aforementioned Cosmic ones...Weezer took the Stage... Weezer The LA outfit, now heading into year twenty six in the industry did not disappoint whatsoever. The band is on the road again, introducing their latest album, Pacific Daydream from which they featured a few songs including hits Happy Hour and Feels Like Summer. Weezer wowing at nib The consummate professionals, Weezer kept the crowd engaged and most likely won over quite a few new fans with songs from throughout their musical odyssey including Pork and Beans, ...

Sweetly Successful Launch Party The Boston in Northbridge was the setting for a Sweet event last Saturday night with Sweet Surrender  launching their Ordinary Hero EP and premiering the video for their single 9Teen . The band let their hair down Saturday night from a schedule of continuous bookings since May and enjoyed the enthusiastic atmosphere for their event. The evening kicked off with energetic sets from Command A Panda and Corio Fire  with each band impressing punters through their sets.   Command A Panda Corio Fire The third band up, Curbside Drive   brought punters to life with a lively performance to set the tone for the rest of the evening. Curbside Drive Sweet Surrender took the stage last to preview their video for 9Teen before tearing through a set that got people on the dance floor. After the video, they opened with Ordinary Day , a crowd pleaser from the EP Ordinary Hero .  Sweet Surrender ...

Sweetness forecast for Saturday in Perth Saturday in Perth is set to be a bit hot weather wise but don't be discouraged music fans as things are set to sweeten up on Saturday night! The intrepid young gents from Sweet Surrender are set to premier their latest video and launch their EP at The Boston  in Northbridge. Sweet Surrender This quintet that could easily be customers at The Comic Book Store on Big Bang Theory have proven that they can rock on quantum levels and been constantly on the go/in demand since opening for Living Colour  in May (you can read my take on our first encounter here ). They have covered Perth and some of regional Western Australia with their unique take for covers along with morphing into the Red Hot Chili Peppers for tribute shows. Astor Theatre gig Saturday night, Sweet Surrender will premier their video for the remastered single 9Teen (available on Spotify) along with debuting two addition songs with the three compromisin...