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Perth MusicGoing Solo at The Hydey 13/2/07
I arrived at the Hyde Park Hotel just as Matt Irvin started to play and the crowd in the room was already starting to build up. Matt is from the now defunct roots outfit Dusk and has just released his debut EP “Now A Lover” after doing some East Coast touring with Simon London. Matt played some great acoustic songs that were enjoyed by the crowd and even used a state of the art loop pedal on one song to allow his guitar to loop while he played trumpet at the same time. It was quite an interesting way of playing a solo gig and many people were quite perplexed.
A young lady known as Seven Weapons was on next and right from the first song she seemed sweet, fun and talented. Her voice and song structure reminded me of the LA band Rilo Kiley and she seemed surprised the crowd were really liking her songs, even the one based on a hand written note she found in King’s Park only a couple days before.
Next up was Rick Bryant who as he told me 10 minutes before going on was unusually nervous. He told me how the crowd was much bigger than he expected and if anyone has been to The Hyde Park Hotel for a Solo night the crowd are extremely close to the stage, so the musician can hear just about every conversation in the room. Ignoring his nerves Rick grabbed his scotch and water and headed on stage, playing some great songs that was appreciated by the crowd.
The person everyone was waiting to see was on next: Kav from Eskimo Joe. Up on stage he explained to the crowd that he hadn’t made a set list for tonight and was just going to play songs as they came to him and that he remembered how to play. Considering Kav plays bass guitar in Eskimo Joe, anything he played on acoustic guitar is not an everyday thing. Apart from the odd sound issue on stage Kav’s set of new songs, Eskimo Joe songs and a Beach Boys Cover sounded great and Kav’s voice has grown older into a fascinating, matured voice.
The full setlist was New Song, Suicide Girl, New York, This Is Pressure, Setting Sun, Sarah, Car Crash, Older Than You, New Song #2, Hang Onto Your Ego (Beach Boys Cover).
Hang Onto Your Ego (Beach Boys Cover)
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