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Hat:
Ok, basically, the gist is this. The laneway festival tickets go on sale today and for the first time, its going to be in Brisbane. Now I am itching to see Yo La Tengo and Camera Obscura, and The Sleepy Jackson and Ground Componants are pretty dang good as well, but I am not particularly certain they are 80 dollars good, considering I have a lot of tickets to buy this week, and a perennial lack of cash lately.

The problem is although I know there are four bands I am going to like there, I am completely ignorant of all the other bands that are playing. There aren't a whole lot, but basically, I am wondering if you kind folks can give me a run down of some of the bands I haven't heard anything by, just to give me a general idea.

Peter Bjorn & John
Youth Group (I know these guys had an annoying as shit single on the radio a while back, but are they any good?)
The Walkmen
Archie Bronson Outfit
Fionn Reagan

Basically, I kind of worried that I will spend all my money on these kinds of things, and wind up on the street, and if that is the case, I want to be convinced I got my moneys worth.

theletteru:
This event is most definitely worth the amount. Getting my ticket this weekend. :D

The Eyeball Kid:

--- Quote from: Hat on 02 Nov 2006, 11:44 ---Ok, basically, the gist is this. The laneway festival tickets go on sale today and for the first time, its going to be in Brisbane. Now I am itching to see Yo La Tengo and Camera Obscura, and The Sleepy Jackson and Ground Componants are pretty dang good as well, but I am not particularly certain they are 80 dollars good, considering I have a lot of tickets to buy this week, and a perennial lack of cash lately.

The problem is although I know there are four bands I am going to like there, I am completely ignorant of all the other bands that are playing. There aren't a whole lot, but basically, I am wondering if you kind folks can give me a run down of some of the bands I haven't heard anything by, just to give me a general idea.

Peter Bjorn & John
Youth Group (I know these guys had an annoying as shit single on the radio a while back, but are they any good?)
The Walkmen


--- End quote ---

Youth Group's new album is pretty darn good (i've got a review somewhere), and 'Forever Young' ain't a bad single. They do hilarious blogs too. I'm just getting into The Walkmen, but i like what i'm hearing

at the last Laneway i touched Craig Finn and got called a 'strapping young lad' by Kelli from Architecture in Helsinki again, so i reckon its worth it

we (I) am going to be doing a ticket giveaway on www.liveguide.com.au soon, so stay tuned

there's also the Alley Festival, with The New Pornographers, The Grates (annoying single. nicest people in the world. great live shows) and like every Aussie band you should already have seen

The Eyeball Kid:
Er how do i get into Yo La Tengo? I want to before the festival

Hat:
I would say get the newest album, its the most consistantly fun album imo, if you are a dude who likes to dance, although Summer Sun is a pretty fun, relaxing album to listen to on a sunday afternoon. A girl at Skinnys was telling me they also wrote a soundtrack for this aquatic documentary that is apparently the greatest thing ever but I haven't ever heard it, but its called the sounds of the sounds of silence. Actually I am probably not the best expert on this because I haven't heard much of their older stuff apart from Ride the Tiger (Man, it is amazing what kind of bands a Dio kick will get you into) which is pretty decent, but not amazingly fantastic.

And as for the New Pornographers they are playing some kind of "Block Party" thing here in the valley with the Grates and some other usual suspects, and it sounds pretty awesome, but does Neko Case still tour with them? I heard somewhere that she doesn't always go on tour with them depending on her solo commitments, although if she is coming, and playing a solo show while shes here I am pretty much just going to crap my pants right now.

Also I am a little repulsed with myself that I baulked at the laneway festival for 80 bucks, and four bands I definatly like, but I am barely concerned that I will have to pay 75 to see Tenacious D live.

I think there is something wrong with me.

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