The Weekend Wayfarer
As part of a new music series The Weekend Wayfarer, the Canvas team travelled to the heart of Barcelona for Primavera Sound, Spain’s premiere alternative music festival. Celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary, the three day festival feels more like a massive party to kick start summer. And despite the size of its audience we tend to regard Primavera as a boutique festival.
Posted in Music by Catherine McPhee
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Splendour in the Winter
No doubt you're all aware of the just-released Splendour In The Grass lineup. There have been some big acts to grace the Grass stage in previous years but this year's lineup is a killer and kind of harks back to the lineups of its original days. Remember PJ Harvey belting it out on stage wearing that brighter-than-sunshine jumpsuit? And who could forget Cold Play's fervent debut in Oz, serenading the crowd with Yellow. This was well before they turned into a celebrity stadium rock band.
Posted in Music by Canvas
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Feeling Jealous?
In Australia we take pride in our summer festivals. Big Day Out, Laneway and The Falls festivals always have an impressive lineup and having a good times is always a certainty. But even these festivals combined pale in comparison to the excitement of Barcelona’s Primavera Sound. Sure, Glastonbury may be bigger in size, and a little dirtier too, and Coachella has California, but Primavera is the boutique music festival. And the acts are just as impressive, if not more so. Can you imagine sunning yourself in the gorgeous Spanish sunshine listening to the likes of Beach House, Grizzly Bear, Coco Rosie and Sleigh Bells. Summer bliss.
Posted in Music by Canvas
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Vivian Girls
One of our favourite new bands, garage-girl group Vivian Girls, are making their way to our city. They’ll be guests of honour at Spring Tones in late September and will play the more intimate clubs on their six-date tour. If you haven’t heard of these girls they’re what you must. Their debut album is one of the shortest, sharpest albums you will hear. Ten songs, only 25 minutes. A kind of burst of surf-punk frenzy. For more on their Australian tour talk to the guys at Mistletone Records.
Posted in Music, Uncategorized by Canvas Magazine
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
On Rotation
Just like Odd Blood was shared amongst Canvas colleagues, there's a few Danish bands our Copenhagen-based editor has discovered that are dictating our iTunes airwaves again.
Posted in Music by Canvas
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Nineteenth Meredith
The ridiculously hot weather we’ve been experiencing in Brisbane lately has meant my summer wardrobe is out of the closet far earlier than usual. There are many things I doth protest about the warmer seasons, namely the searing heat and humidity, sunburn and sweat, but it also brings something far more forgiving: the music festival. This year I’ve got my eye on the Meredith Music Festival. It has the best boutique line-up of bands, like Crocodiles (!), Akron/Family (!!), Animal Collective (!!!) and Jarvis Cocker (!!!!!), but it is also is the hardest festival to buy a ticket for. With it’s NO DICKHEAD policy it means that punters are there to enjoy the music, rather than the music being a sideline to something else. To view the lineup click here. If you like it, and I know you will, you have to enter the ballot otherwise you’ll have less than buckley’s of a chance. Good luck!
Posted in Music by Canvas Magazine
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
