July 31, 2005

fat freddys drop live review

Saw Fat Freddy's Drop live at the Town Hall last nite. I first saw them live in 2003 and loved their unique mix of lanquid songs nourished by phat beats, and the spacious sounds within which are woven a unique blend of vocals to a unique mix of reggae, jazz, even soul. They are one of the best live music bands I have seen.

An opportunity for all my overseas readers to check out some of the best in current Kiwi music. European dates:

European dates:
Astigmatic festival – Gdynia, Poland – 5 Aug
The Big Chill, Eastnor Castle - 6 Aug
Concorde 2, Brighton - 11 Aug
Music Evolution – Praa Sands, Cornwall - 13 Aug
Big Weekender - Cardiff - 14 Aug
Paradiso - Amsterdam - 18 Aug
Lowlands Festival - Netherlands - 19 Aug
Yaam - Berlin - 21 Aug
Cafe Moskau - Berlin - 25 Aug
Museumsuferfest - Frankfurt - 27 Aug
Liquid Rooms - Edinburgh – 6 Sept
Festival - Isle Of Wight – 10 Sept
KoKo - London – 13 Sept
Popkomm - Berlin Staatsoper – 14 Sept

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Comments

Did you happen to see the documentary about Fat Freddys Drop last week??
I think it was on C4?...about 10pm I think?

Posted by: Andrew at August 1, 2005 10:47 AM

And I wonder if they had big American Bouncers?

Posted by: Andrew at August 1, 2005 10:54 AM

A group of friends of mine saw Fat Freddys Drop last night at the Melkweg, Amsterdam and it was a phenominal experience! Amazing!

I brought mostly non-kiwi friends and they were all blown away...one even had to walk away and write down what she was feeling as a result of the music, WOW! Now that's intense!

We were able to see them amongst an intimate gathering of 100-150, on one of the few hot summer nights in Amsterdam.

If you get a chance to see them live, DO IT!

Posted by: Rachel at August 20, 2005 07:38 AM