Arcade Fire @ The Forum 

Arcade Fire
Pic above is courtesy of Daniel Boud (from the Sydney BDO)

ONE OF THE GREATEST GIGS I HAVE EVER SEEN! I think they were a little worse for wear after the BDO yesterday and it is possible Win’s voice wasn’t in the best condition but I didn’t care at all. How can they be topped this year?

 
 
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Wednesday, January 30 2008
 
Music General
 

Tegan and Sara 

Tegan and Sara @ The Forum
Tegan and Sara @ The Forum
Tegan and Sara @ The Forum
Tegan and Sara @ The Forum
Those pixie-haired Canadians brought their inoffensive pop-rock to the Forum last night under sold out conditions. Clearly there is a lot of love for Tegan and Sara and as a fan of the album So Jealous, I was slightly disappointed with their live act. There was nothing wrong with it really but I felt it just lacked a certain energy and spark. But perhaps that was because this was my second gig in a row where I wasn’t shooting from the photo pit. I had photographer access since I got into the venue as a photographer, but when I went to the front, I needed a specific photo pass and when I told the bouncer they didn’t give me one, he wouldn’t let me in. And by the time it would have taken me to go all the way back to the entrance to grab one, I would’ve only been able to shoot one song (and since their songs are so short, it would’ve sucked ass). To top it all off, the gig started at 9pm! Like when does a big act like this start their performance at 9pm? Grrrrrrrrrrr

Okay grumpy photographer has vented. Feeling better now :)

 
 
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Thursday, December 13 2007
 
Music General, Photography