why i love music.

OH.
MY.
GOD!
(and i don't even BELIEVE in god!)

i don't want to be a pain in the arse to anyone by bragging, but i know anyone reading this is here because they are musically inclined, and tonight was one of THE BEST nights of music i've seen. EVER.

every band was completely different, but the were all amazing in their own right. certainly i have never lost my faith in music, but if anyone ever did, a night like tonight would clearly prove to them how wrong they are. same with any notions of punk being dead. HA! not one of these bands followed any kind of "punk" musical formula, and coming from all around the world they all sounded very different to each other, but if you believe at all that punk is an attitude rather than a style, then you should have been there tonight.

the thaw come from sydney, and were a kind of atmospheric, soft, spacey band, with some screamo (in the best tradition of saetia, i hate myself, circle takes the square, etc) thrown in to make sure you understand the importance of what they're doing. then came sabot from the czech republic, laying down some hard, fuzzy instrumental bass grooves for a solid half an hour with only two pauses to catch their breath. then ni-hao! from japan (yes, ni-hao is chinese, but perhaps one of the best quotes of the night was "konichiwa, we're ni-hao from japan"). two
basses and a drumkit, it was oh so cute japanese music, until they just decided to switch to rock-the-fuck-out mode, with no warning, and then back again. and then baseball. guitar, bass, drums, violin, singing, screaming, and a general whirlwind of intensity.

seriously.
OH.
MY.
GOD!

the whole thing was filmed for a dvd too. i hope i can get a copy.

i just went along to see baseball and for a bit of a laugh thinking that if the bands had come that far they'd at least be good for interest purposes/novelty value, even if i didn't enjoy them, but i got one of the best musical nights you could ever hope for. and all for entry by donation. i LOVE melbourne (even though the bands didn't all come from here, i love that we can attract them and get them to play in some weird upstairs area with dingy couches and a p.a.). i will write a proper review when i'm less drunk/tired, but i just wanted to share how excited i am by what i just saw.

and saturday night at pony, ni-hao! and the thaw. i think i'll be there.