After something of a gig drought recently, a couple of good gigs over the last few days.
Wednesday saw The Sami Sisters finally release their long-gestating debut album with a launch gig at the Kings Arms with support from Panther & The Zoo, who I’m liking more and more each time I see them. The Sami Sisters put on a typically great show – lots of banter, a bit disorganized, but with great songs and beautiful vocal harmonies. The Ed Cake-produed album sounds excellent on first listen, and I just hope the talented trio haven’t left it too late to capture the zeitgeist.
Last night saw The Chills and The Puddle return to Auckland for an excellent double-headline show. Although Martin was complaining of illness, and not looking terribly well, the band put on an excellent show, with one of the best set-lists I’ve seen, including two songs from the underrated Soft Bomb, Male Monster from the Id (one of the songs I associate from 7th form, 1992) and Soft Bomb itself. There were also a lot of songs from Brave Words (and very few from Submarine Bells) with an emphasis on the more melodic songs from the band’s back catalogue.
I doubt there’ll be many more opportunities for gig-going in the near future, as Vanessa is currently 34 weeks pregnant with twin girls. I’ll try to update when I can.
