I was lucky enough to catch Vivian Girls play on Saturday night at Spectrum in Sydney. Having not read any reviews of their live act I was pleasantly surprised by their on-stage antics. Not only is bassist Kickball Katy a total babe, she wasn’t afraid to get out amongst the crowd. She even played half a song lying on the floor in the middle of the mosh. The girls also managed to pull off a seamless mid-song instrument swap over during their encore. Talk about multi-talented.
They’ve announced another Sydney show at the Hopetoun on Sunday the 3rd of October. I am very tempted to go but circumstances beyond my control (read: excessive amounts of uni work) will prevent that from happening. I would highly recommend the gig to anyone who has a taste for anything vaguely resembling garage/punk/shoe aze/jangle pop etc..You won’t be disappointed. Oh, and you can’t use the excuse that it’s a school/work night as it’s a public holidays on the Monday!
Seeing them has further solidified my desire to start a garage band. I’ll get around to it one day…
EDIT: It looks as though the Hopetoun is closed until further notice. This gig will now be happening at
Hellen Rose-Schauersberger LabOratorium
Level 1, 17 Waterloo St, Surry Hills (cnr Kippax St)
Doors 7pm
For tix ($20) go to here
