First up were the Kremlings.I've heard all about these lads from various people,but often bands that get hyped like this turn out to be a let down. Not the Kremlings.They play legitimate punk with a serious attitude.This band was every bit as good as I had been told and more.From the minute the front man started throwing talcum powder every where,he was flying for the rest of the set.I've got no idea what the fuck he said the whole time,but whatever he said,he did it well.Sometimes you go the Nash and you wonder, 'how did that thing get so fucked up?' or 'when did that get broken'.The answer- It was probably the Kremlings.Being the first band on,the crowd wasn't fully prepared for complete anarchy,but who gives a shit.These guys seem like they give every gig 110%, and it's great.
Get their free E.P in the links at the bottom and then go see them.Don't be afraid to get right up close either,they don't bite,but you might get messy.
After the intensity of the Kremlings, the up beat ,mid tempo garage R'n'B of the Murlocs looked like nice boys playing nice music.But as soon as the Nash started swinging, The Murlocs took complete control and really began to boogie.Having recently sold out the Tote, The Murlocs proved a hit,belting out their two E.P's in order.Pounding the skins with some serious shuffle and tempo,Matt Blach created a solid rhythm for the more furious blues freak outs, whilst guitars wailed and Ambrose howled and harped, The Murlocs swung and grooved the night away.My only criticism was the bass.Yeah it I could hear it,but it lacked that real belting depth that creates a fuller sound.But maybe I'm just being too much of a bassist and not enough of a drunk punter.He was having fun anyway,so it makes no difference.
With the band room packed out, Melbourne surf garage band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (who I'm sure you've heard all about by now) took over every inch of stage that they could.I call them a band,but really they're more like a fucked up party.A wild,wild out of control jam party.Right down to the guy smoking a casual J and getting freakey with a theremin, and the drum kit thrust from the usual relegation at the back of the stage to the front and center. Howling through a brand new album King Gizzard have got filthy down to an art,perhaps to their detriment at times.Staying that wild and spontaneous show after show has obviously taught the band a thing or two as they work together like a really feral sports team.Standing right at the front means you WILL cop a gizzard to the face,or as the case was,a harp mic to the head,or a Stu to front as he rolled around the rafters.The new material fit in seamlessly alongside old favourites,with a cover of a Jay Retard song (can't remember the name) to seal the set.
As I stepped and staggered out of the Nash into the streets of Geelong, a town full dolled up phonies, I realised how great a place like the Nash is.Where anyone can go along and do whatever they like without having some big dancing oaf forced upon them,or copping the sides of a bogan brawl.All whilst supporting some great bands doing what they love.
The Kremlings
http://www.facebook.com/thekremlingsband
http://kremlings.bandcamp.com/
The Murlocs
http://www.facebook.com/themurlocs
http://themurlocs.bandcamp.com/
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
http://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard
http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/
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