The Gate was on again last night for it's final round in Joe's backyard. Playing were Fishing, Loon Lake, Step-Panther and The Laurels.
Fishing were again fantastic, once again proving my opinion that these guys are some of the most interesting and talented synth and loop makers in the city at the moment. Russel has built up an impressive repertoire of tracks for the duo only having been officially together for a short time. A fun cover of TLC's No Scrub was also appreciated.
Here's some vision of them playing The Gate (22nd of Jan 2011), tactfully interrupted by punters.
Loon Lake are from Melbourne. They've got guitars and a bass and drums. Some band members wear those power-balance bracelets (see previous post). That's all I'll say about them really.
Step-Panther is a trio that I'm going to continue to watch, with an (almost) 90's punk-rock 'fuck it' attitude matched with some post-punk sound. here's a track.
The Laurels headlined, and their psych-influenced, distortion-addled shoegaze bliss had the entire crowd won over. Possibly even the whole city has come under their spell as there doesn't seem to be a single negative word about the foursome - and rightfully so. I could list their influences, or write more about how tight they are, or say how engrossing they were live. but instead you'll just listen to Turn on Your Mind.
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