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Avalon Drive / The Paper And The Plane / A Year To Remember |
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
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The Zoo - Wed Aug 6
A Year To Remember take to the stage first in tonight’s all Brisbane-based line-up of acts. With mild enthusiasm, they deliver their poppy synth-rock to the few dozen people who have made it out early enough to catch their set. The boys do well to generate some movement in the crowd with Bombs off their EP Targets, and the set concludes as Bryce Schneider throws his guitar down, storming off stage.
The crowd grows considerably as The Paper And The Plane kick things off with Sleep Now from their recent CD A Year, Two Months, Sixteen Days And Counting. Daniel Van Zutphen appears to be channelling the spirit of Ian Curtis as he awkwardly moves on stage, while the band work their way through their small, but impressive arsenal of songs. The crowd is reasonably motionless, yet seem entranced by the band’s sombre melodies and Van Zutphen’s ethereal voice, as they wrap things up with Like Solitaire For Two.
Avalon Drive lacks no enthusiasm as they hit the stage and blast into Life Support from their forth-coming album. It’s always good to see a band give it their all, even whilst playing smaller venues; though there is something delusional about this performance. As the band work their way through song after song from their yet-to-be released album, singer Damion Page looks to the heavens (aka The Zoo’s ceiling) as he holds the microphone into the crowd, giving them the chance to sing along. I may be mistaken, but I do not believe he gets the response he is looking for – but Page seems far too caught up in the excitement of playing rock star to notice. Shane O’Keeffe and Ryan Kennedy bound around the stage in front of a projector screen, positioned behind the drummer, displaying oh-so-dramatic images, and a mystery man, who I find hidden in the mixing booth, provides keys. In either the high or low point of the set – I’m not sure which – the band launch into John Farnham’s You’re The Voice, with an image of the man himself sporting a halo on the projector screen. All in all, the band keep their loyal fans in the front considerably focused with a set consisting mostly of new material, and rewards them with an encore of old fan favourite Outside Alone.
NATHAN RICHARDSON
1. Written by The Swamp Creature, on 13-08-2008 11:56
Hole 4 at Jindalee Golf Club, located in Brisbane's west, is not your average hole. Measuring at over 180 metres, it rates as one of the longest par 3's in Brisbane; a somewhat daunting prospect to the amateur social golfer. Armed with can of Cartlon Midstrength, an indestructible tee and a Golden Bear 5-wood, I approach the hole with uncertainty and begin hammering my tee in with a Noodle golf ball. Perched at 18ft above the green, the tee off area's cool breeze provides slight reprieve from the glaring afternoon sun as I begin to ponder whether Kathy could beat Mike in a round of golf. My playing partner starts rummaging through a bin in search of some treasure, so I stand along side the Noodle and rest my 5-wood behind it. My concentration couldn't be more focussed when I realise that Kathy would most likely win by 2 strokes. As I commence my backswing something in my peripheral vision catches my attention. My playing partner also notices something strange, however, he ignores it, opting instead to slam down a can. I investigate the surrounding bushes and, to my surprise, discover a Swamp Monster. With a large sac protruding from his side, the monster hurls himself at me and begins gnawing at my face until I die. |
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