There was no doubt that this rare appearance by The Vines was going to generate buzz at South By Southwest.
The venue was an intimate upstairs cocktail bar which seemed an unusual but interesting setting for the sonic chaos that was about to ensue.
Since they left their label after the last album Vision Valley rumours have suggested both a return and a split so it was good to see the band regaining a lot of their earlier live energy to put on an incredible live show.
Only at SxSW could you see a band like The Vines perform at this venue, sofas surrounded the crowd, a few bottles of champagne were on ice as the large crowd tried to cram inside.
The band started with Highly Evolved, the sound was raw, heavy and filled the small venue with power to spare. The set was short, no more than 35 minutes, they ripped through 'Ride', 'Get Free' and a crowd pleasing version of 'Miss Jackson'.
Craig Nicholl's onstage energy was back to 'Highly Evolved' levels and tonight's show was an exciting indication that we may hear plenty more from The Vines in 2008.
Tell me about it, it was on of those moments when you look at the photos and see things you're sure weren't there.
It's the grim reaper and Jesus on the right.... If any of those guys were really at The Vines, let us know cos you're freaking us out at the moment.
Looks like a stunning return to form for the Vines, nice coverage guys (and gals)
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Haha, photo number one. What's the buzz on the new album then?
Can't wait for the new Vines album, Craig Nicholls is hott, there i said it.........xoxo
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Blonde Gina
commented 2 months ago
Ok, that first picture, i was like WTF?! Why have they put that up there? It's out of focus rubbish.
Then it hit me, the grim reaper has come for Craig Nicholls soul.
Awsome work guys! I was over atNME.com's website and they're just using old fotos for all their shows.
So between you and Pitchfork who are covering a few of the smaller shows (which is good!) I'm managing to get my SxSW fix despite being stuck in Brighton.
G x