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Monday, July 12, 2010

GIG: Brown Paper Bag #3

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Brown paper bags have a mystical quality about them. White paper bags, pink paper bags or black paper bags just doesn't bring up the same mental images of 1. hobos drinking poorly concealed alcohol out of them, 2. Daphne on Frasier bringing groceries home, or 3. using it as the perfect way to conceal an ugly lover's face. But be prepared to start associating the humble bag with fucking excellent music.

Brown Paper Bag #3 is here, and it's cemented the night's reputation for super-awesome-excellent line-ups. This round will be held at grungy-cool city venue Ding Dong, with Sydneysider Jonathan Boulet headlining with his cheerful, folk pop. But the bands that Paper-Deer are far more excited about are the local talent on offer: experimental pop lords (well, lords with the Evelyn crowd at the very least) Rat vs Possum, East Brunswick All Girls Choir (Paper-Deer's favourite Melbourne post-punkers, who painstakingly glued pictures from vintage books on their EP packaging), the infectiously cute and catchy Parking Lot Experiments and jungle indie band Northeast Party House. The last time that Paper-Deer caught Parking Lot Experiments, they were gallivanting like school children at The Evelyn and played some film with lots of cute puppies in the background... that pretty much sums up Parking Lot Experiments. They are the most endearing, be-spectacled experimental pop band out there.

So if you like your pop experimental, your MySpace genres set to "Jungle" and your drugs psychedelic, head over to Ding Dong on Friday July 16. And hopefully they'll have the same drink specials, dished out by the bar staff in brown paper bags to have you feeling all hobo-ish. It'll do wonders for your indie-cred.


The Parking Lot Experiments... running around on mattresses


DATES:
  • July 16: Ding Dong for Brown Paper Bag #3
  • July 21: Northeast Party House at Karova Lounge with Yacht Club DJs and Neon Love
  • July 24: Northeast Party Houe at The Toff in Town for City Calm Down's EP launch with White Birds & Lemons
  • July 27: Northeast Party House for I OH YOU Warehouse Party with Foals and In Tongues
  • July 29: Rat vs Possum at The Tote for Love Connection's residency
  • July 30: Jonathan Boulet at Splendour in the Grass
  • August 5/6: Rat vs Possum at the Prince Bandroom for Passion Pit and The Joy Formidable [both sold out]
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