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Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Clue To Kalo, Anthony Rochester Jade Monkey Fri 25 August Around 80 Adelaideans were treated to a night of extraordinary music on Friday night, that means 999, 920 Adelaideans missed out. If you were one of the 80 lucky/smart ones, then let's take a moment to smile smugly as we remember a night of keyboards, electronics and ambience, while the rest of you cringe at your misfortune. Tasmanian Anthony Rochester opened the night with his pre-recorded tunes, a guitar and not much else. Literally. I mean, I know his shtick is to just stand there creating a total stage presence of zero, but what was at first a comical and endearing character pastiche became a little tiresome about the same time, not surprisingly, as the Bob Brown joke. Overall, Rochester's tunes were bright and sunshiny in contrast to his pastel appearance and definitely made for fun, warm up music. You can't beat local, though, and Clue To Kalo are certainly hard to beat when it comes to the effort put into their sound. I always find, however, that this effort is somewhat lost on a live show, that nothing can quite compare to the intricacies present on their recorded work. Their short set was, nonetheless, more engaging than usual thanks to the intimate crowd. 'Casiotone's Owen Ashworth admitted to the crowd during his set that he was aiming for satisfaction; all aims were achieved in a tidy performance which impressed from start to finish. Opening with Cold White Christmas, we all felt, from the onset, that we were in for something special. Every song commanded attention with shrieking tweeks and booming beats and I may have seen a foot tapping despite the resistance of the indie kids who were ultimately too cool to dance. Lending her stunning vocals was the equally stunning Jenny Herbinson. The Ashworth-Herbinson amalgamation was mesmerising. Called back for an encore, Ashworth abashedly took to the stage and went to finish the set with Bruce Springsteen's Streets Of Philadelphia before stopping half way through, claiming he didn't know the rest of the song, before launching into Half Ghost. Those who weren't there, ask yourself: can you afford to miss even half a cover of the Boss?  |
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