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Saturday, October 28, 2006
Friday night music in Wellington
I just got home from a cool night of music in Wellington! Met a bunch of great musicians and songwriters! All thanks to Coco Love Alcorn of western Canada for mentioning Reb Fountain to me.
There's a great venue here in Wellington called Happy. It's dedicated to being available for live music - I don't know how it makes money but I believe that the owners are more concerned about having live music than money, and can afford to feel this way. Happy has alcohol sales to create revenue, and is staffed by (I believe) volunteers. There is a great sound system in place, and a resident sound engineer is available for hire (who does a great job, by the way). Performers are in control of the door cover. The atmosphere is warm lighting and super-cruisy people - Happy is not a frequented club, it's capacity depends on whether or not there is a live show, and who is playing. I felt tonight's crowd was a great size.
Tonight I went to Happy to see Reb Fountain and her band perform, and it was a great show. It started with Sam Prebble playing the coolest folk set - in true folk fashion, he told a story from small-town New Zealand over approximately 5 songs. Next up was Vorn and his band, and wow I was smiling the whole set - crazy cool songs and very tight. Check them out! Following was a solo performance by Johnny Barker that included very solid vocals and guitar. Finally we experienced Reb Fountain and her band (which included Dylan Storey and Sam Prebble).
Reb is a solid singer and songwriter, and her band is again very tight - they rocked! A very memorable moment was Sam Prebble's accompanying violin, however I can't recall the song - he was playing some wild intervals and really shaking the notes. Did I mention that Reb is a fantastic singer? I am pretty exhausted. Reb's band has great energy and I hope to see them perform again. I also look forward to seeing Vorn perform again!
I'm off to bed. If anything, this journal entry serves to introduce some New Zealand music to my friends in Canada.
Myspace galore:
There's a great venue here in Wellington called Happy. It's dedicated to being available for live music - I don't know how it makes money but I believe that the owners are more concerned about having live music than money, and can afford to feel this way. Happy has alcohol sales to create revenue, and is staffed by (I believe) volunteers. There is a great sound system in place, and a resident sound engineer is available for hire (who does a great job, by the way). Performers are in control of the door cover. The atmosphere is warm lighting and super-cruisy people - Happy is not a frequented club, it's capacity depends on whether or not there is a live show, and who is playing. I felt tonight's crowd was a great size.
Tonight I went to Happy to see Reb Fountain and her band perform, and it was a great show. It started with Sam Prebble playing the coolest folk set - in true folk fashion, he told a story from small-town New Zealand over approximately 5 songs. Next up was Vorn and his band, and wow I was smiling the whole set - crazy cool songs and very tight. Check them out! Following was a solo performance by Johnny Barker that included very solid vocals and guitar. Finally we experienced Reb Fountain and her band (which included Dylan Storey and Sam Prebble).
Reb is a solid singer and songwriter, and her band is again very tight - they rocked! A very memorable moment was Sam Prebble's accompanying violin, however I can't recall the song - he was playing some wild intervals and really shaking the notes. Did I mention that Reb is a fantastic singer? I am pretty exhausted. Reb's band has great energy and I hope to see them perform again. I also look forward to seeing Vorn perform again!
I'm off to bed. If anything, this journal entry serves to introduce some New Zealand music to my friends in Canada.
Myspace galore:
- http://www.myspace.com/rebfountain
- http://www.myspace.com/vornmusic
- http://www.myspace.com/thedylanstoreyband
- http://www.myspace.com/thebondstreetbridgeband
- http://www.myspace.com/happybar
- http://www.myspace.com/cocolovealcorn
