The three hundred or so souls who made the effort to attend The New Pornographers’ gig will all have come away happy and impressed. It was a gig that will rank amongst the very best of the year.
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If you are gagging for a bawdy night out and want to leave your inhibitions at the door, Blanc de Blanc Encore is the show for you. It is a lavish display of glitz and breathtaking skill: a raucous experience, with laughter and lasciviousness interwoven with genuine artistry.
Night two of Tokyo Jet Daze – A Japanese Punk Weekender was even more explosive than night one, as Guitar Wolf and The 5.6.7.8’s shook The RCC to its foundations with their brand of wild garage rock and roll.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to wander into a bar in Tokyo and speed date your way through a talented and anarchic group of magicians under a canopy of cherry blossoms? At Maho Magic Bar, you’ve come to the right place.
The first night of Tokyo Jet Daze – A Punk Weekender delivered a high energy night of punk rock excess. Featuring The Jet Boys, and legendary band The 5.6.7.8’s, it provided ample evidence that primal rock music will never die!
Kissajukian started strong and had a clear rapport with the audience, but the second half went slightly off tangent at times; perhaps a result of the copious vodka the comedian was swigging. The irony was that alcohol WAS actually good for him – as the laughs came from his response to the sometimes awkward silence amongst his audience.
Ruins is completely and utterly relatable – it’s like Gill read our minds! All the stuff we were already worried about seem less daunting, however, when Gill infuses them with a comic spin. He moves seamlessly from topic to topic building his case for the last days.
Renee Geyer opened her show with a version of B.B. King’s The Thrill Is Gone, a song whose title could not be further from the truth for those who bought tickets to see her this time around.
As a showcase for comedians who have solo shows at the Fringe this is a good cheap way to get a brief sample of their comic wares before deciding if a full show of their form of comedy is likely to strike a blow to your funny bone.
