Oh Mercy
0 Comments. 1,167 Views. Posted 15 Nov 2011 @ 10:04am.
On a chilly Sunday afternoon in August, in a festival tent at Splendour In The Grass, young Aussie band The Middle East played their last ever show. Nobody knew except the band themselves, who announced in the middle of their set that they were officially no more. A murmur of shock and surprise ran through the crowd, and for the members of Oh Mercy, who had played on the same spot just moments... Read More

The National Live At The Palais
13 Comments. 3,142 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
The National aren't a particularly good live band, unfortunately. The delicate, contrary layers of rhythm and melody that shape their songs seem to fall apart on stage, each sound hovering near the others but hanging resolutely alone in the space, creating a flat confusion of instruments. There's no chemistry there, as though the seven men on stage were vague acquaintances - great individual... Read More

The Middle East To Preview New Songs In Summer Shows
0 Comments. 1,341 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Recently returned from an epic tour across North America, the UK and Europe, Townsville's The Middle East have taken some time off, written some new songs, and are now preparing to play summer shows across Australia.   Having developed their songwriting, scope and identity widely since 2009's celebrated The Recordings of the Middle East, the band will preview a number of songs from their... Read More