TOTTY, Bakers Eddy, Teen Jesus, Blue Velvet + more! - Crowbar Sydney

Oct 26

WORDS AND PHOTOS BY: MONIKA SMITH

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Thanks to Candace at Crowbar for organising our pass to the show!

First up on the bill was Northern Beaches duo Bullshirt with their garage-punky Bikini Kill vibes with the speed of a vinyl record being played at 78 RPM instead of the recommended 33 1/3 RPM, which kind of feels like a punch to the gut which makes you take the focus of your bad back whilst your earholes suck in the goodness.

When I am making a roast, I make it to perfection, and then in my haste, I go and screw up the gravy; Blue Velvet did not take the same pathway. Nay; instead they managed to make a spectacularly delicious treat with their tune “It’s All Gravy”. The crowd were engaged (without a marriage proposal) and cutting shapes on the dancefloor.

Ahhh Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. They are in a league of their own, but also rapidly shot me back to my youth blaring the likes of Sleater-Kinney, Veruca Salt and The Raincoats etc. The girls provide a tight set and an incredible freshness on the stage and the punters faces were plastered with gigantic grins throughout the show.

Speedy, noisy and delightfully dirty Melbourne lads Bakers Eddy we up next. You can hear their influences in their music, but what they have done is twist it juuuuust enough to make it something they can call their own. Watching them makes you feel like before they got on stage, they decided to drink 1ltr of Red Bull each because that is just how much energy they seem to have whilst up there.

Totty Rulez.
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Ok Ok ok. I probably should write a little more because that is what I do.
Kelly Jansch is one of my new favourite fronthumans. She gives off this vibe of not really caring what you think because she just seems like she is having the best freaking time of her life on stage but also at the same time; she hopes you are having as good of a time as she is. The entire band together create this positive energy boom that explodes on stage and showers the audience with its molten hot happiness coating them in the same level of joy.