Tame Impala gig @ heaven

I arrived at this gig with no preconceived ideas or expectations. I knew of tame impala, hearing their songs on the end of T.V shows, and cosi played them at home every now and then. I had the impression they were interesting and a bit cool..

So intrigue, (and cosi buying tickets so we could go with some new friends from Australia) led us to Heaven in SoHo apparently a raging gay hotspot. The club itself is quite cool.. underground.. when we arrived it was absolutely packed and we found a spot upstairs to view from the balcony.

The music to me gave off a long, continuous psychedelic dream feeling, I think the haze and the lights added to this vibe. The actual music was controlled chaos at times and yet flowed so smoothly from one song to the next. The control they had made them seem beyond their years. These guys are young.. early twenties yet they played with timing and expertise of a band that had been around for many years. I was impressed and transfixed (even though the girl in front of me was dancing completely inappropriately for this kind of music, shaking her booty all over the place) it had a nostalgic feel with a modern spin.. it sounded very authentic and not at all like I had heard it before like a lot of bands sound who are influenced by the sixties sounds. Highlights for me were when they would go into what seemed like unplanned jam sessions.. 'half glass full of wine' and I do like their version of 'remember me'.

Overall a great gig, and to top it off I saw Noel Fielding at the bar looking exactly how I would expect with a black feather coats and skinny jeans and boots, perfectly styled hair and make up. First proper celeb sighting.. made me a bit giddy. Lets not forget though Tame Impala were the real scene stealers and I look forward to listening to them more and seeing what their bright future may bring!

yeasayer @ the roundhouse

tonight I ventured out literally down my street to the roundhouse to see the awesome yeasayer. From the moment they came onto the stage there was movement through the crowd which gave the impression of being somewhat uncontrollable. The cool looking band with equally cool lighting and electronic sounds to me, was otherworldly. I was transported to a place where I was the only person watching this band as though they were the only thing that existed and I just wanted to take them in as wholly as possible. The beats were chilled but energetic and some had an almost reggae sound. Then just when you thought it couldn't get any better they played 'the one' and nobody could not, not dance, everyone looking at each other with knowing mutual affection for the tune whilst moving and dancing out how they were feeling. love love loved it. awesome gig and I left with a smile on my face and fabulous songs in my head.. and walk down the street and home.