sunday night now locked in as a visit to bohemian grove
a space 2 flights up in the industrial part of surry hills sydney
pay the dollars down pick a comfy seat and let go to what may follow
tonight's performance is a return visit by the carl dewhurst trio
the first act in the history of the venue to make such a return
indicating that variety has been a factor since the venue opened
still a bit of a struggle crowd-wise - tonight sees 15 or so punters
i've seen each of the musicians in this group in other outfits
the main man carl dewhurst one half of noise-makers showa 44
seen using his guitar to make noises a guitar should not make
so tonight i was thinking it could be more of the same with a trio
cameron undy on 5-string electric bass seen also recently
i've seen each of the musicians in this group in other outfits
the main man carl dewhurst one half of noise-makers showa 44
seen using his guitar to make noises a guitar should not make
so tonight i was thinking it could be more of the same with a trio
cameron undy on 5-string electric bass seen also recently
memories of a patchy gig with his 20th century dog combo
james hauptman on drums last seen with translators
he providing the necessaries to allow that band to shine
one good thing about the bohemian grove is lack of pretence
the musos show up, set up, plug in and away they go
no need for sound-check (no pa) or other malarkey
today it took about 15 minutes from whoa to go
3 musicians walk in, set up and then proceed to have fun
it just so happens there's an audience at this low-key gig
the opening tune as expected is the settling in period
though this band seems very familiar with it's material
ditto with each other as they quickly settle into a groove
carl dewhurst's guitar dominating as would be expected
it's not rock, it's not blues, it's not jazz, it's not funk
though the sound something like where they all converge
cameron undy's funk-bass and effects also very distinctive
to me it's a kind of 60's/70's american underground sound
very comparable to that heard recently on a compilation cd
so i'm very much enjoying being witness to their sound
a bunch of original tunes played very confidently yet loosely
almost a jam session feel but with it a known structure
the 3 musicians retaining constant eye contact to hold that
carl dewhurst has a unique and very solid guitar style
at one point an image of eric clapton popped into my head
which lead me to thinking i could be watching early cream
a great guitar-bass-drums instrument-only blues-rock sound
with an echoey sound in this room that could be of that era
and so from that i'm thinking what an aural treat this is
which of course then leads to why not more people?
this is not some obscure avant-garde improvised noise-fest
(not that there is anything wrong with that to these ears)
this band is fresh, talented, giving and very listenable
the small crowd very much into what they put out
they too seeming well satisfied with their night's work
looking forward to seeing them on a bigger stage soon
james hauptman on drums last seen with translators
he providing the necessaries to allow that band to shine
one good thing about the bohemian grove is lack of pretence
the musos show up, set up, plug in and away they go
no need for sound-check (no pa) or other malarkey
today it took about 15 minutes from whoa to go
3 musicians walk in, set up and then proceed to have fun
it just so happens there's an audience at this low-key gig
the opening tune as expected is the settling in period
though this band seems very familiar with it's material
ditto with each other as they quickly settle into a groove
carl dewhurst's guitar dominating as would be expected
it's not rock, it's not blues, it's not jazz, it's not funk
though the sound something like where they all converge
cameron undy's funk-bass and effects also very distinctive
to me it's a kind of 60's/70's american underground sound
very comparable to that heard recently on a compilation cd
so i'm very much enjoying being witness to their sound
a bunch of original tunes played very confidently yet loosely
almost a jam session feel but with it a known structure
the 3 musicians retaining constant eye contact to hold that
carl dewhurst has a unique and very solid guitar style
at one point an image of eric clapton popped into my head
which lead me to thinking i could be watching early cream
a great guitar-bass-drums instrument-only blues-rock sound
with an echoey sound in this room that could be of that era
and so from that i'm thinking what an aural treat this is
which of course then leads to why not more people?
this is not some obscure avant-garde improvised noise-fest
(not that there is anything wrong with that to these ears)
this band is fresh, talented, giving and very listenable
the small crowd very much into what they put out
they too seeming well satisfied with their night's work
looking forward to seeing them on a bigger stage soon
