Something Different with Polish Club

I usually choose to go and see acts that I am pretty sure that I will like.  Usually I seek out folk, country, blues and punk acts but I felt that it was time to expand my horizons. On the recommendation of my mate Soccer Fan, The Blonde and I went to see Polish Club at The Republic.  There were two warm-up acts on show that night.

The first warm up act was Hurricane Youth.  They are a rock/punk band from Launceston.  OK, so I didn't move too far away from my usual music choices with this one but you gotta give me points for trying.  These guys were decent.  Question: is a good sign or a bad sign when the drummer has a ripper of a black eye?    True punk I would say.  Anyway, the drummer was very good.

By this stage of the evening I had reached the my alcoholic creative point.  This is where I believe that I am the most fantastic writer and unparalleled insight into musical talent.  You know how it is.  You are at a bar having a quiet drink or two and suddenly you are convinced that you are the best singer that anyone has ever heard so give karaoke a go.  Remember the time you just knew that you could do a back flip of the table, it didn't matter that you have never been able to do it before.  If my notes from the night are anything to go by I am in fact not a brilliant writer with insight surpassing others when it comes to musical talent.  We've all been there, right?  I met up with my mates Soccer Fan and her fella Cricket Fan and had a few more drinks just to make sure.

The second act was local girls, Maddy Jane.  She was fantastic.  This was the act I was hoping to see with my change of tact on music selection.    Maddy Jane did a brilliant cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams'.   Jed Appleton joined Maddy on stage and they made a great paring.  Jed is a bit of a favourite of mine.  He usually wears an spectacular chequered seventies style jacket with a lambs wool collar.  For tonight's event he has traded it in for a brilliant eighties style stonewash denim number - just fabulous.  Maddy Jane's granddad was in attendance and it is safe to say that he was the rockin-est patron on the dance floor.  Living proof that you are never to old to go the the pub to see a band - so take that His Grumpiness! Soccer Fan wished that they would have played longer, I concurred.

Polish Club, a band out of Sydney, were the headline act and they were pretty good.  Their slower numbers were excellent. I hate crowds. I like room to dance and enjoy the music without being pushed and shoved around.  I will put up with an overcrowded venue if the band is overwhelmingly fabulous but whilst Polish Club were professional and slick it wasn't enough for me to stay in the over crowded bar at the Republic that night.  In addition, the alcoholic sweet-spot had well and truly passed on so I listened from out the back and really enjoyed their music.  Not quite to my taste but an adventure into something a little different, which can't be bad.  I resolved to continue my search for something a little different in the world of Arts Patronage.  Wish me luck.