Gig Guide Archive

  • Ramfest 2010

    Ramfest 2010

    This is the big one, the party that defines and embraces the rock spirit. And in that spirit I’m telling you about it last minute. In the current party season the hippies had their Rocking the Daisies with zero environmental impact. Next up Synergy brought things to a more rocking, devil may care level, unfortunately it was [...]
  • Hogs Record a Live Album

    Hogs Record a Live Album

    There have, in the past, been attempts to capture the unique sound of a live hogs gig. Thus far though every attempt has been a failure marred by booze, studio’s or 5fm.  Anyone who has listened to their albums and attended their live shows can attest to the fact that the albums fail to capture [...]
  • Pork Rock, Umm… …Rocks?

    Pork Rock, Umm… …Rocks?

    Apologies for the headline. I’m not functioning at full capacity today, as the saying goes, not firing on all cylinders, an analogy which only truly makes sense to people with a working understanding of internal combustion engines. And given the lack of the ability to affect a simple tire change amongst my friends I would [...]
  • A Conundrum

    A Conundrum

    It would seem that, to use the term we use in the industry (don’t ask which industry, I just felt like referring to the industry),  a “Fuckup” has occurred in the planning for this weekend. You see, on any given weekend there should be at least one worthwhile alt rock gig to attend. A good or [...]