Summer music

One of the things I love about summer the most aside from the weather is the fact that so many events free and paid appear on the calendar for the culturalist. This week I managed to see 4 bands all great and get out for picnics and lots of rides after work. It makes the working slog seem so much more OK.

The first band night consisted of two upcoming bands of the moment - Early Birds and Midnight youth who were both good considering the crowd was fairly sober and the sun was shining when they went on and then the recently reformed Dragon who were amazing - you forget how many songs you know of a band sometimes when they have been round for ever, so many classics. They almost didn't need to sing as the crowd knew all the words and were almost drowning them out.

Last night I also got out and enjoyed some jazz tunes by an old Northcote College alumni Nathan Haines and he still looks and sounds as good as he did when he started 20 years ago.

Now just to find that elusive money tree so I can go to Lady Gaga, The Swell Season, Massive Attack and so many more awesome musicians heading to our shore this year.