Meredith Music Festival 2011
This was my sixth year taking photos at the Meredith Music Festival and once again a multitude of eclectic acts graced the stage over the weekend. This is a shot of Explosions in the Sky guitarist Munaf Rayani taken on 9th December 2011. More official photos up at 2011.mmf.com.au and aunty meredith’s flickr page.
Meredith Music Festival 2010
The 20th anniversary of the Meredith Music Festival heralded some great performances from ‘oldies but goodies’ such as Custard, The Dirty Three and Neil Finn alongside newcomers Kimbra, kyü and El Guincho. These are the three custom settings I pre-programme when shooting where the available light can range from full sunshine to dark in a [...]
Washington & The Vasco Era FReeZA Event
The Vasco Era and Washington performed recently to a bustling Northcote Town Hall as part of the Darebin Music Feast. Earlier in the day FReeZA held a number of workshops where fresh-faced youngsters were able to pick the brains of seasoned music industry professionals. It was good to see some familiar faces including the guys [...]
Gun Street Girls – Bakehouse Studios
The Gun Street Girls, having recently finished off a new batch of recordings took some time out at Bakehouse studios for some photos. Although predominantly a rehearsal studio, there is an amazing space upstairs complete with a Chinatown/Wild West bar that makes for a nice backdrop. It was a conscious effect to not make the [...]
Save Live Australia’s Music (S.L.A.M.) Rally
Thousands of live music supporters marched to the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne today protesting against liquor licensing laws that have impacted on the operation of many live music venues around the state. Here is my footage and stills captured on the day with the Canon 7D. Fortunately, with a recent Live Music Accord [...]
Meredith Music Festival 2009
For the first time in a few years the weather played nice and afforded everyone the opportunity for a pleasant Meredith experience. The festivities were of course helped along by the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Eddie Current Suppression Ring, Tumbleweed and many more.
Trail of Dead
The band formally known And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead performed to a packed room of devotees at the Corner Hotel on May 31st 2009.
Lily Allen @ The Forum
UK popstress Lily Allen sold out the Forum theatre twice in Melbourne this weekend. Both she and her fans were in good spirits as she promoted the release of her second album It’s Not Me, It’s You.
Dust Devil Music Showcase
Dust Devil Music recently celebrated the release of Blackchords debut album with a showcase gig at Miss Libertine. The night also featured Charles Jenkins who is currently gearing up for the Blue Atlas Winter Ball at the Corner Hotel on July 4th.
d.rogers album launch
d.rogers launches his new album Sparks on the Tarmac at the Northcote Social Club on June 21st. With supports from The Boat People (duo) and featuring the return of Surrogate Turnip. More info at the Facebook event page.
Gun Street Girls
Gun Street Girls launched their first single ‘How I Roll’ at the Northcote Social Club on Friday night. Consisting of Dave Larkin, Dave Butterworth and Callum John Barter, the guys put in a rip-roaring set and finished with a great rollicking cover of ‘Long Tall Sally’.
Pushover 2009
Abbortsford Convent proved to be an ideal choice for this years all-ages Pushover gig as bands such as Mammal, Parkway Drive and Children Collide rocked it to over 2500 patrons.
Khancoban Video Launch
Khancoban launch their new video at the Curtin Band Room on March 14th with Seagull, The Polites and Aviator Lane.
NHNL Xmas Show
The semi-annual NewHereNowLive Xmas show was held at the Corner and featured Fi Claus launching her debut post-Gorgeous album “BiJoux”. Also appearing on the night were Angie Hart, Sophie Koh, The Guild League, Machine Translations and The Millers Tale.
Christmas Lights
The suburban phenomenon that is the Christmas Lights competition was won this year by 13 Narracan St in Vermont South. Hundreds of families make the pilgrimage every night, some enjoy a bit of Mr.Whippy, some misplace children and many make donations to charity. The $5000 prize would surely come in handy around bill time.
Meredith Music Festival 2008
It was gumboots galore this year as the rain in Victoria seemed to fall mainly over the shire of Golden Plains. Not that it seemed to diminish anybody’s enjoyment of the likes of MGMT, Regurgitator, The Datsuns, Muscles and the City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band. More photos on the Aunty Meredith Flickr site.
The Millers Tale – Overland
The Millers Tale launched their superb new album Overland at the East Brunswick Club last week, following up their equally exquisite 2004 debut Wish it Away.
The Boat People – Chandeliers Album Launch
The Boat People took some time out before launching their latest album Chandeliers at The East Brunswick Club to check out some of Melbourne’s night life.