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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. Additi...

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...

Almost Famous...on a Friday night We all have those things that for whatever reasons, we put into the "I'll get around to it" basket in life and once you get around to it...you kick yourself for not doing it sooner. I lived that epiphany last Friday night.  For months, I've had a friends band, Almost Famous on my "to see" list. Mark the date of 22 September 2017 and the location the Newport Hotel  as the time and place that everything came into alignment. Almost Famous in full flight (Elena Butskikh) From the opening strains of I Kissed A Girl , the collective of Melanie Flynn (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Glen Hewitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Francesco Cangiano (guitar, backing vocals), Bryan Duke (bass, backing vocals) and Boris Kosse (drums) caught the ears of punters wandering in after watching footy. The crew never missed a beat as they gave their all in performances of What I've Done and Who Knew before launching into an attenti...

Amph/Lette and Pulse set to rock your Saturday For those punters looking at entertainment options for the upcoming weekend, especially those who don't mind a bit of live music, a trip out to the John Dunn Oval  in Kelmscott could be the ticket for a Saturday night of energetic music. Amph/Lette   The night will feature the always entertaining Amph/Lette   giving their usual "near divinyl" tribute show. This outfit does true justice to the legendary Divinyls and performances are always well worth it. Along with Amph/Lette, Pulse will be performing and by all accounts, this versatile crew takes crowds on musical journeys with an energetic mix of covers from The Stones, Green Day, Powderfinger, Killing Heidi and Grinspoon among others. Some come out ready to rock, the crowd makes the show better! Pulse Grab some mates and get out for an awesome night of musical entertainment. Gates open at 19:00 and the show kicks off at 20:00. Tic...

Market City Rocked on Saturday night With a free Saturday night up my sleeve for once, I ventured out to the  Market City Tavern  to catch a performance by  Amph/lett  (Divinyls) and  Bon's Salute  (AC/DC). After hearing bits about the bands for a few weeks leading up and I can't say I was disappointed in their performances. First up, Amph/lett featuring Tanya Harding on vocals flashed me back immediately to 1986 in New York where I had the pleasure of seeing the original Chrissy and crew for the only time. Though I'm not nineteen anymore...the effect was very similar! Tanya Harding of Amph/lette The band powered through the hits of the Divinyls flawlessly adding their own subtle signatures to some of the tunes. Harding flaunted, strutted and teased as much as the original while singing powerfully in a compelling set that featured standards such as Pleasure and Pain, Boys in Town and of course, the sensual, I Touch Myself. Band ...

Three tipped for state finals In a night full of great performances where not a lot separated the the eleven contestants, the judges were left with the daunting task of picking three from the bunch to represent South Street Ale House  in the state final which will be held at the Charles Hotel  in North Perth on 2 September 2017. Sharyn Fleming The place was full as all contestants had their fan bases with them on the evening in anticipation of performances to come. Honestly, they could not have been very disappointed in the results as each singer put their best effort into their songs. Again, many genres were covered with renditions of familiar favourites and other songs unfamiliar to most. Antonio Corea After all of the singing was done, there would not have been more than 20-30 points difference between the collective.  Celeste Eden At the end of the night , the three singers going to the state final and their alternates were: ...

Semi Final 2 of i-Sing hotly contested South Street Ale House Last Saturday nights semi final heat for i-Sing Australia 2017  could bring forth several adjectives to describe the action on the night with competitive, awesome and entertaining being at the top of the list. At the end of the night, a blanket could have been thrown over the bunch as not much separated the entire lineup of singers. Celeste Eden There were several classic songs performed yet again from various genres with each contestant adding their own unique twist. The judges were left with very tough decisions and in the end could not decide on just six singers to round out the field of ten finalists so the second semi final in the end saw seven singers advancing. They are in no particular order: Shae Pakulsky Beth Lambert Celeste Eden Chris Ehlers Antonio Corea Luciana Kember Dave Norton Semi Final 2 winners Once again Bruno and the fine staff at South Street Ale House ...

Four through from Semi Final 1 i-Sing, South Street Ale House In a night full of awesome talent with not much separating the whole heat, four have advanced to the Finals of the South Street Ale House edition of i-Sing Australia 2017  . There were several genres covered by the singers on the night as each one had to perform two songs in the round. The crowd at the venue was very encouraging to all with some singing along with the performers while enjoying the atmosphere.  Semi Final 1 winners In the end, there was little between the four people who advanced  with each showing uniqueness and versatility. With that being said, the first four into the venue finals for the South Street Ale House    i-Sing competition for 2017 are, in no particular order: Tania Canzurlo Raquel Frahm Carl Vecchio Sharyn Fleming For those that didn't come out last week, don't fret, Semi Final 2 will be happening this upcoming Saturday night s...

On to the semis at South Street After seven weeks of hotly contested heats, the South Street Ale House will proceed with two weeks of semi finals before moving on to crown a venue winner in the i-Sing Australia competition for 2017. The final heat on this past Saturday night saw three distinct styles (Johnny Cash, Bette Midler and Amy Winehouse) advance in the form of: Keith Rowe  Folsom Prison Blues Luciana Kember The Rose Kimberly Rossi Back to Black Saturday night's Heat 7 winners While the heats may have concluded, there is no excuses for not getting down to the venue on Saturday night to see the best of the best compete for a chance to represent the venue, possibly Perth and hopefully Australia in the i-Sing World Championships being held in Myanmar late September of this year.   There will still be open karaoke from around 8pm on Saturday night so jump in, show the judges what they may have missed and give the semi finalists a...