Saturday, September 6th, 2008
I had planned to go to a gig last night. I was procrastinating a little about going but it was certainly a gig I would have liked to attend. Even though I got myself dressed up and managed to dash out of the house with everything I needed—iPod ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
'We've lost Mike, our bass player', announces the frontman for experimental folk band Blitzen Trapper. 'Maybe you can help us find him?' he asks, immediately comfortable on stage and ready to perform. On a count of three most of the limited audience call out for 'Miiiiiiiiike!' but it ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
As I go to most gigs by myself I wondered how long it had been since I last went with someone to staged wrestling matches. So I got my pile of tickets and started flicking through them. The pile isn't a complete record of all the gigs I've been ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Last night I headed in to the city for the I Am Kloot gig at Koko. I got to the venue early enough to see the support act, which turned out to be a solo performer with a guitar and mouth organ. I was a little wary that ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
I saw an advertisement for Blitzen Trapper playing live soon, so I am off to get myself a ticket. I picked up their second album some time back, although I can't remember how I found out it had been released. The advertisement for their gig states that the ...
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