Review – PilotFest 2014
Pilot Records have single-handedly changed the Adelaide music scene. Everything they do is gold. So get on it.
Pilot Records have single-handedly changed the Adelaide music scene. Everything they do is gold. So get on it.
When John Grant took to the stage it was to make a statement. A bearish, bearded man, dressed simply in jeans and a button-down shirt, he wasn’t here to wow us with his stagecraft...
Trickles of punk, jazz, and swing crept their way through each song, highlighting the fact that in addition to being a bunch of cute vagabonds there are also undeniably talented musicians.
To try and describe charismatic front man Mr. Bruce in any depth would require a review of its own, but between his geometric matador-influenced outfit, dominating yet astoundingly precise dance moves, and unrelenting voice, it was impossible not to want to watch his every move.
Most of the crowd were sitting on the floor as The Basics took the stage, but within a few songs the band had coaxed all but a few to their feet, and by the final song the audience was dancing and hooting in unison.