Gigs in Melbourne

were awesome. Super Awesome. Don't stop me exaggerating because it is actually *impossible* to exaggerate how awesome they were. Espy went off as usual, but the highlight was seeing the awesome turn out for Sounds Like Chicken's last show. I don't think I have or will see again so many scene kids in the one room. It was an awesome effort for an awesome band.

If you don't know, SLC have been a stalwart of young ska for about 5 years (I believe). They certainly had a huge following in Melbourne and weren't afraid of touring out of their comfort zone to play shows with a huge variety of other bands. It's fascinating to see where those who were young teenagers when ska had it's late 90's revival have taken their experience of the genre. SLC added hardcore and metal and the fact that they are all solid players meant they could pull off the blend and perform exciting, energising shows. They left a great legacy in their many recordings and although they'll be missed I heard a rumour of a new project from some of the members and can't wait to see what transpires.

Oh and, well, I certainly wouldn't want to go to Come Together - I heard Los Cap is playing... How Embarrasing...

Ska v Rockabilly + Unidiversity.

There should be a word that's like the opposite of double bill, like instead of two bands playing one show on one night , one band playing two shows in one night... like... billed doubly... or billedubbel.

In that case, we have an extreme case of billedubbel this saturday as we attempt what was formerly thought impossible: playing in sydney at the ska vs rockabilly and then in Canberra at Unidiversity. Check us out at both IF YOU DARE.

Also, Greenroom Band Explosion was awesome. If you weren't there, allow me to assure you that the Greenroom literally exploded with the force of 40 bands playing simultaneously.

Checkout Swanny's photos at our flickr or his moshography page. Rock.

New School/Uni year. Frowns Abound.

New Video? Thanks, TIM.



NOT ME THOUGH I LOVE DOING WORK AND BEING STRESSED.

Thanks to everybody who rocked out with us at Carpathian on Thursday, also thanks to everybody who rocked out at Parklive on Australia day, ALSO thanks to the rad ska kids at the BMX festival last Saturday who rocked out. Whoa, that's a lot of rocking out! No really, you guys are awesome-core.

In terms of awesome-core news, the upcoming show at Greenroom on the 24th is going to be amazing AS IS the Unidiversity Festival at UC on the 3rd of March. Unfotunately we don't have anything lined up in Sydney at this point but we're going to have soon. You just trust me on that. In Melbourne, we're playing at the Espy with the ever exciting Porkers (Who are turning 20 soon, that is 20 years since they *were* 20 and started a band, so you do the maths). That show will probably not be very good, don't bother going. To Melbourne, that is.

This Weekend = Melbourne

In a move some have called "daring" and others have called "a show on Friday evening and one on Saturday Evening", Los Capitanes will be returning to Melbourne (also Melbourne-Town) on Friday.

On Friday, we're playing at the Espy in a super awesome lineup that also features the well noted Mach Pelican and the even weller noted Porkers. Among Many Others. The show literally goes all night and sounds insanely super awesome.

On Saturday, there is an all ages festival happening at Mooroolbark Community Centre that ALSO features us, the Los Capitanes, Mach Pelican and the Porkers. It's all organised by the government and stuff and has 1000 bands so I think it'll be MORE THAN JUST YOUR AVERAGE ALL AGES SHOW.

Anyway, we look forward to meeting a whole lot more awesome Melbourne people and I hope that if you are an awesome Melbourne person, you will want to meet us too.

Moruya Riverfest Saturday!

If you live in Moruya, or if you live near Moruya, or if you don't live near Moruya like us but have car or a hovercraft or a jetpack or something, you should come to Riverfest. NOT JUST, to see us although we'd like that, but to see a bunch of other super awesome bands like the Super Best Friends and Unpaid Debt.

The details are, I don't know the details, but I know it is on Saturday and we are playing at 12:40pm. SBF are at 3:40 and there are literally one million other bands playing. Rock.