| US Tour |
[27 Apr 2008|03:35am] |
If you live in the states and can get to ANY of TRP's shows - you better bl00dy go! Two shows down already (Unknown Theatre, Hollywood and The Cellar, Long Beach) and i can easily say they're two of the BEST shows i have ever seen TRP perform. And if you can get to more than one show - don't just say "oh, i won't go tonight, i'll see them at a later show" - come to them ALL!
They're dirt cheap, every night has different painters, different canvasses and certainly a different vibe. Given that it's cost them an arm and a leg to get to the USA - come along and be blown away by their magic. So far both venue owners have demanded they come back again - that's how impressive they've been.
Stop thinking about it, get up off the damn couch and see some amazing orchestral sci-fi art rock!!!
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| Help Promote US Tour For FREE Tickets! |
[28 Mar 2008|06:24am] |
The Red Paintings are coming back to the U.S. in just a months time, and we need your help to make sure it’s the success we’re hoping for...
The more we promote and get new and old fans alike to these shows, the more that the band can tour (and of course hit the midwest/east coast)...
We need people who are interested in helping us promote the tour. If you can help please email us at streetteam@theredpaintings.com with US TOUR in subject and send us your details.
NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE
E-MAIL
If you live in or around the areas on the tour calendar, and are willing to plaster posters and flyers around/hand out flyers at other shows, please contact us ASAP. We’ll be doling out some FREE tickets to the shows in exchange for the awesome work we know you’re all capable of...simply head HERE, let the team know the contact info requested above, and we will be contacting you shortly with further info...
Apr 25 2008 8:00P
The Cellar @ Long Beach
Apr 26 2008 11:00A
Indie 103.3FM (Radio show) Interview & Playing Live @ Indie 103.1 Los Angeles
Apr 27 2008 8:00P
* House Of Blues @ Los Angeles
May 1 2008 8:00P
Brick by Brick / 21+ @ San Diego
May 2 2008 8:00P
The Viper Room / 21+ @ West Hollywood
May 4 2008 8:00P
The Hotel Utah @ San Francisco
May 5 2008 8:00P
Ash Street Saloon / 21+ @ Portland
May 6 2008 4:00P
Bop Street Records - Acoustic show & signing @ Bop Street Records - Acoustic show & signing
May 6 2008 8:00P
El Corazon @ Seattle
May 8 2008 8:00P
The Beatles Revolution Lounge (The Mirage Hotel) @ Las Vegas
May 10 2008 8:00P
The Gypsy Lounge / 21+ @ Lake Forest
Thanks guys,
TRP US Street Team
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| WANTED: Sea Creatures |
[09 Mar 2008|06:13pm] |
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On the upcoming tour of Australia, not only will you be attending a show "under the sea", but we're also hoping to make things more fun for everyone by having you directly involved...
Feel free to come dressed as your favourite, the scariest, or most beautiful sea creature you can imagine -- for that matter, come as anything that you may find interesting that lives or has sunk underneath the ocean!
Click HERE for further info, ticket links, and all that jazz...we want to make sure you clear your calendars as this is the last TRP tour of Oz for a while.
Please take heed: All people dressed in costume may be asked to join in some stage antics during the night...
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| Working Bees |
[09 Mar 2008|06:11pm] |
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It's that time of the year again...Trash's head is too small for his ideas, and we have to get them out into the world! Time is quickly running out to get these shows together, so...
That's right, working bees begins this Saturday, folks.
And what are we creating this time, Mr. Trash? Well kids, a 21st century "under the sea" stage show with some of our most innovative ideas to date, yet the smallest budget ever. EEK!
If you're keen to come help make mermaids and sea creatures, please e-mail trash@theredpaintings.com, and we'll send you the details. We may even throw in a TRP acoustic set/party for fun!
Working bees will take place from Saturday 8th March, until Thursday 13th March...
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| "We Belong In The Sea" Tour |
[20 Feb 2008|02:26pm] |
Before heading to the U.S. in April, The Red Paintings will be doing a short tour throughout Australia in support of their newest single and music video, "We Belong In The Sea."
As the band has been wrapped up in recording their debut full length, and will be in America for some time, we wanted to make sure to hit some cities we haven't been to in a while. This tour will be a temporary farewell to all of our wonderful Australian fans, and will most likely be the only Australian tour in 2008. To thank all of you for your support on the recording of "The Revolution Is Never Coming", we will be playing songs which you've never heard live before. In addition, we will be giving out 5 pairs of tickets (10 total) per show to those who donated $40 or more to us in the past year (more on that below).
The dates are as follows, tickets on-sale Friday 22nd February, with additional info (including support) to be announced soon.
WE BELONG IN THE SEA TOUR
Friday 14 March
Fisherman's Wharf (Fisho's) – Gold Coast
18+ | Tickets $15
Saturday 15 March
388 – Fortitude Valley – Brisbane
18+ | Tickets $20
Saturday 5 April
Factory Theatre – Sydney
All Ages | Tickets - $20
Thursday 10 April
National Hotel – Geelong
18+ | Tickets At Door Only - $15
Friday 11 April
Ding Dong Lounge – Melbourne
18+ | Tickets $15
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PAINTERS & HUMAN CANVASES WANTED!
Since these shows will be themed after the "We Belong In The Sea" single and music video, we hope to capture the haunting beauty and overall feel of the song in a live setting. In order to do so, we want to try some new things out for all of you, but don't want to give too much away. However, as always, we want to have a few lucky participants directly involved in our journey. The band is currently working on set designs and plans for our human canvases, to bring the audience down under the sea with us...if you are interested in participating, please contact us ASAP by e-mailing seatour@theredpaintings.com with the subject "The Red Paintings Sea Painter" or "The Red Paintings Sea Canvas". If you are interested in painting for these shows, a sample of your work would be preferred (but not required). We will be selecting four painters, and two canvases or each show and would like to get everything locked in and explained to you as far in advance as possible.
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TICKET CONTEST!
If you are not interested in being a human canvas or a painter at these shows, and have donated $40 or more to us in the past year, you're eligible for free tickets! The first 5 people from each city to forward seatour@theredpaintings.com the receipt you receieved (when you donated) will receive free tickets. Please include which show you would like to attend in the header...for example "BRISBANE We Belong In The Sea Tour Tickets". If you are a winner, you will be put on the VIP list, allowed to hang backstage with the band, and be a part of many other surprises.
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These shows will be like nothing you've ever seen before from TRP, and we are very excited to share them with you before leaving for MUSEXPO -- these will be filling us with the good energy and positive vibes we need to have on our tails returning to the States, so the more of you who can join us for these, the better.
More info soon. See you out there.
XO
The Red Paintings
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| The Red Paintings & Their Fans Start Their Own Revolution! |
[01 Feb 2008|01:13am] |
Six months ago, The Red Paintings embarked on a gamble and an idea hoping to answer a question: Could a band (without record label or management), raise funding to professionally record a full length LP, solely relying on the help of its one of a kind fan-base? As of this past weekend, the band had been blessed to find out; the answer is a resounding YES, they have done it! Many people believed it was impossible, but The Red Paintings have hit their target and raised $40, 0000 towards their debut album via fan donations.
Before recent alternative means, anti-label newsmakers Radiohead and Saul Williams, The Red Paintings were hard at work on their debut full length LP, "The Revolution Is Never Coming". Completely fueled by the charity of their fans -- from a few bucks, to in some cases hundreds of dollars -- every cent made a huge difference...as lead songwriter Trash McSweeney pointed out on the bands official forum this past July, donations of $40 or more not only counted as a "thank you" in the liner notes, but also as a pre-order for the record upon it's production... Though the band is about to dive head-long into their last month in the studio and readying of the artwork for the LP (with an expected release mid 2008), we had to share this bit of information with everyone, and thank you for all of your help and support throughout this battle.
A message from songwriter Trash McSweeney:
THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us to create our debut record, not just financially, but creatively as well.
For the past six months, we have been lucky enough to work here in Australia with New York producer Tidy Kid, all the while seeing a 35 piece string orchestra, harp, painters, woodwinds, brass (including french horns, trombone, and trumpet), and even a theremin, thru the studio. Fans have also come in and helped build choirs, leaving their own "fingerprints" on the record, which has made this piece of art much more special and true to me.
I think this is an incredible achievement for a band who has had very minimal support from the Australian Music Industry. We have had many doors closed in our faces, but despite many blows, we've kept getting up and pushed through, with the help and respect from our fans and friends...I am so amazed with this achievement, and consider myself very lucky -- you all have seen me through some of the toughest times.
When we decided to run with this idea, I was unsure and worried we weren't going to pull it off, but in the end you afforded me the ability to create this album the way I needed it to feel. It was important for me to do at least this one record on my own terms -- without outside pressure -- and you have afforded us that opportunity.
I had no idea just how much love and respect there was for us, and I am truly blown away that we have been able to finish this on our terms. I've dreamt of creating this record for six years, and we are finally in the last stages.
Again, thanks to all of you.
Here's to a successful new decade for The Red Paintings.
Next stop, US of A.
Trash x
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| New Video We Belong In The Sea |
[29 Dec 2007|03:19am] |
If you like the video please let the band know by rating,commenting and/or marking as favorite. This will help keep their rating up . www.youtube.com/theredpaintings
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| WANNA BE IN THE FILM CLIP?! Or help out with working bees? |
[07 Nov 2007|01:27pm] |
Dr. SEUSS SHOW WORKING BEES COMMUNITY EVENT INFO
November kicks off the beginning of the Dr. Seuss Working Bees. This is something for the whole community which we'd love as many of you as possible to be a part of. We will be building our sets for the Dr. Seuss “Grinch Who Stole Xmas shows”. This is a great time to meet some amazing artists and help the band for a worthy cause, and be apart of a great community event!
Many thanks to David Hooper and his incredibly helpful team of artists and art gallery for donating their space, time and resources.
Dates: Sunday November 11th onward each weekend 'till it's done -- of course whatever you can offer as long as you can offer would be much appreciated.
Times: 11AM - 5PM or later
Location: CBD Gallery, 99 Elizabeth Street (above Govindas), Brisbane - Get directions HERE.
Who's Coming: Trash Mcsweeney, Dr. Seuss (if we can locate him)and the TRP crew and many other creative people! Hopefully we can add you to that list...
What To Bring: To to the pile please bring as much newspaper as possible as we need a lot, lots of old CDs, Coreslute, fur's (not real), cotton, plastic eyes, toilet rolls, chicken wire, and any additional materials you can donate you think would be helpful. We want to recycle as much as we can, and keep this an environmentally healthy project.
For workshop bookings or more info please contact gallery direct:
David Hooper: hoppersart@yahoo.com
Please Note: Their will not be a working bee on Saturday 10 Nov, as we will be shooting the Mercy Seat Video all day. However we are on the look out for 50+ human canvases to join us on the days as extras. Details Below:
MERCY SEAT MUSIC VIDEO EXTRAS WANTED THIS SATURDAY
The Red Paintings will be shooting their final music video from the "Feed the Wolf" EP, this time for the Nick Cave cover, "Mercy Seat."
The band will be shooting the music video on Saturday November 10th. We need you to be one of our 50 human canvases to fill the stage with us and be a part of an indoor afternoon/evening shoot that’s shaping up to be one of the most unique and organic videos we have ever created. The video will be shot in Brisbane. All Extra’s to arrive approx 4pm shooting till late.
Location of Shoot:
Griffith Film School
Corner of Vulture St & Dock St,
South bank, 2ND Floor. Top floor will be closed .Take first left once in dock.
For additional details and to confirm your involvement just role up on the day or please e-mail management@theredpaintings.com with the subject "Mercy Seat Extra" ASAP
Requirements and details are as follows:
Girls will need to bring as much of the following as possible:
X1 black undies
X2 towels
X5 bobby pins for long hair
X1 one bag if you want to salvage undies
X1 black bra (or topless)
X1 pair black socks
With most Girls we will be giving you a black shower cap so paint will not get in your hair. We also have shower facilities for those who would like to shower before leaving.
Boys will need to bring as much of the following as possible:
X1 black undies (preferably Speedos)
X2 towels
X5 bobby pins for long hair
X1 one bag if you want to salvage undies
X1 pair black socks - Boys will also receive a black head cap also.
All human canvases will be painted entirely black with a special paint that is easily removed and will not damage the skin. We will then stencil designs on top of the black paint. We will work on final details the day of the shoot. Feel free to bring as many people as you like!
For more details email management@theredpaintings.com or call (Director) Mansoor Mnoor at 0423389316 or 0438643640
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| STREET TEAM!!! |
[07 Nov 2007|01:25pm] |
Hello, we’re looking to get our Street Team up and running and hitting the streets and we want your help!
What we’re looking for is a few kids in Brisbane (and surrounding areas) to help spread the word of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” show. We have the double sided flyers and also some A3 posters. What we’re looking at is finding those who can maybe meet us at their local major shopping center to collect some materials to distribute at schools and other local social areas, or alternatively we can post them to you.
Why should YOU do it? As a little bit of an extra incentive for you kids to help us out, we’re offering a prize for the best street team action!
We ask that all those who collect materials to distribute, if you could take some photos of either yourselves putting up posters, distributing flyers or even come up with something creative! We will be looking at the photos to see who’s done the most and/or most creative work and that person will receive a free double pass to “The Grinch who Stole Christmas show!” and also a free TRP t-shirt!
Anyone interested, please email streetteam@theredpaintings.com with your name, number, what suburb you’re from and even what school/uni/tafe you attend and we’ll arrange times for material collection.
Cheers!
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| PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW FOR TRP XMAS SHOW |
[09 Oct 2007|12:20am] |
This year The Red Paintings will host their grandest and most creative show to date! With a choir and orchestra in addition to the already elaborate set, "The Grinch Who Stole Xmas Show" will be the show of the season!
This will be a one off show with both an ALL AGES set (at 3:00 PM) as well as an 18+ SHOW (at 7:00 PM) at The Tivoli Theatre, December 22nd. There will be many surprises, crazy sets, new songs and Xmas gifts-galore.
The band will be dressing up as characters and building a stage show from Dr Seuss' books. Feel free to join in on all the fun, and start making your Seuss-inspired costume NOW -- we'd love to have your involvement in this celebration.
As an added bonus, Dr. Seuss has placed 5 specially marked red & white striped tickets in with the general admission tickets for each show which can be purchased thru record stores and online, with some unexpected surprises for each winner. Hurry and get your tickets soon, they are expected to sell fast!
Tickets will be available at 9:00 AM Wednesday October, 10th via Ticketek, Skinnys Records, as well as Rockinghorse but as a thank-you in the spirit of Christmas, we are going to offer tickets a little bit early to you, our amazing fans. We have setup a pre-order for all of you to order straight from the band which includes all surcharges and shipping in the price! You can order as soon as right now straight from us, and we will post your tickets very shortly. Also, there is a chance to get one of the very special Dr. Seuss tickets through this special pre-order...
So what're you waiting for?
ORDER NOW!
We will be making many updates in the coming weeks in preparation for the show, so be sure to subscribe to the Mailing List, and MySpace blog. Also, we are planning some exclusive sneak-peak footage on the Red Paintings YouTube channel as well, so if you're not subscribed there yet, do so HERE.
 
Thank you again...see you at the show!
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| Join Us For THE REBELLION / New YouTube Video |
[02 Oct 2007|11:56pm] |
We have just added a new clip to the OFFICIAL RED PAINTINGS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, this time a montage of footage from an Animal Rebellion March...
Though the channel is still under construction, we want you to be in the know and join our super secret YouTube channel. You should take a moment to check it out, and watch the snazzy videos we've put up there for you. Before you leave, make sure to subscribe so you're in the know on the latest uploads and video premieres as this will be the place for video updates from the band and Trash -- we have something very special in store for you not too long from now, but want to make sure all of you already on YouTube are subscribed, and those of you who aren't, have a chance to sign up for an account and say hello to us there.
Now...if the new clip leaves you itching to do something special -- like an Animal Rebellion, perhaps -- fret not, there's one right around the corner:
50 participants are wanted for what will be the largest Rebellion to date! The next Animal Rebellion will take place at the MUTICULTURAL FESTIVAL Saturday October 13th, 2007 so bring yourself and all of your friends. All participants need to meet at CBD Art Gallery in the heart of Brisbane, located 99 Elizabeth Street (Level 3) at 7PM [Click HERE for directions].
We will be marching as one big group to Roma St Gardens. If you need tickets for the show, get those HERE ASAP.
As a fun added bonus, the bands new album producer "Tidy Kid" will be taking the role as NOAH! If you need more details, please email management@theredpaintings.com - Otherwise we'll see you and your friends at the art gallery!
More soon.
Promises.
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| DR SEUSS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!! |
[02 Oct 2007|06:39pm] |
This saddens me greatly as i shan't be in the country. But from what i have gathered this is a show that if you can get to, you better not miss.
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| Dr Suess show name! |
[18 Sep 2007|10:46am] |
http://trpboard.proboards24.com/index.cgi?board=trash&action=display&thread=1189689119&page=1
Posted by Trash McSweeney on Sept 13, 2007, 11:11pm
"Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking a lot about holding another Red Paintings epic production (Well epic for a band with no $$) Xmas party for general public. Something crossed with our Tim Burton show but even more creative, more fun and with more community involvement and many surprises again. After not putting on last year's Xmas show, we received many emails from people who were disappointed because they felt it was the best show they had ever been to and were looking forward to another, which is nice to hear. That show took many many hrs to create and in the end was a complete nightmare for myself and I know Karen and helpers who put it all together, but it was a very special night and I'm so glad we got through it.
So what I was thinking was A Dr.Seuss's/ Nightmare B4 Christmas show held at the Tivoli Theatre ( Brisbane ) in December.
What do you think?"
Posted by Trash McSweeney on on Sept 14, 2007, 1:02am
"Okay well looks like Dr Seuss is in the lead so far.
I’ve been fantasizing about this show all day and now I cant sleep so many ideas running through me. Wow, I think we can do something very unique and inspiring from this incredible writer. Okay if you want to help, what I need is as many Dr Seuss books I can get my hands on anyone got any? Yes we will try making it all ages. I think the Tivoli will charge me a lot more tho, im having chats with them tomorrow about venue hire and costs, but still as long as we can try break even I don’t mind working my arse of to make this the best Xmas show for you all and will be a nice thank you as well for being so kind to the band and myself. I will need all your help tho to get word out there we will need to work on getting 700+ payers.
Wow wont this be fun  "
Posted by Trash McSweeney on on Sept 14, 2007, 10:26pm
"Okay.
Wow my mind, just will not leave this subject. Everything I do seems to rhyme with the word I was just thinking, then the more I read into Dr Seuss and his wonderful children books, I realise there is more than meets the eye here, there is some serious intellectual ideas going on here and psychology behind these books. I could be delusional but im finding that I need to go deep into this mans head to able to really put together something that has you all thinking what? What? WHAT? That makes no sense, BUT! When you think about it, it makes complete sense, but you won’t realise it till days after the show. That is where I am right no with this idea, that I have to understand the psychology behind the Seuss before I can put together the stage show and actually pull off something that you have never seen or felt before. This is my mission which means wave goodbye food, sleep my body ill be feeding of ideas.
Oh I must ask, what date is best for me to hold the event. Dates im playing with are Sat 15 DEC, Sat 22 Dec tell me what you want Quickly!
Qld kids finish school 14 dec all other states finish school 21st Dec daft punk play Brisbane 20 Dec. we have to be smart with this because we really need to work hard, very hard to get minimum 700 payers or else the venue will cancel the show. It will all depend on ticket sales and Im sure you agree we have to have this show at The Tivoli Theatre its perfect has great sound system, beautiful environment the list goes on …"
Posted by Trash McSweeney on on September 17 at 10:45pm
"Here is some Home Work for ya all.
I need some suggestions on what would be a good name to call the DR Suess show.
Any ideas?
There seems to be so many to choose from.
Tivolli Theatre just offered me Saturday Dec 22nd All Ages show. "
So that's the genearl gist of what's happening. Start thinking up names people!
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| "We Belong In The Sea" Limited Edition Vinyl Release |
[13 Sep 2007|09:26am] |
For the month of September, all fans who donate $40 or more to help with the recording and production costs of the new album, "The Revolution Is Never Coming," will receive a LIMITED EDITION white vinyl of "We Belong In The Sea."
The record will include "We Belong In The Sea" as well as previously unreleased tracks and beautiful artwork. As an added bonus, all copies of the vinyl will come with a special website and code to retrieve to the unreleased tracks in MP3 format (for those of you wanting to keep your iTunes Red Paintings collection complete). In addition to the vinyl, your donation will count as a pre-order for "The Revolution Is Never Coming" and the band will be adding your name to the thank you's.
Again, this "We Belong In The Sea" record will only be available for the month of September, and will yours only after making a donation so you don't want to miss out on this! When they're gone, they're gone for good...
To donate:
* Send money via PayPal to store@theredpaintings.com
* E-mail milkbar@theredpaintings.com for details on how to donate via money order or bank deposit.
Also, don't forget that this Saturday (September 15th) you can meet us at the CBD Gallery at 3PM for The Animal Rebellion March! We will march from the Gallery to Valley Fiesta wherein The Red Paintings will take the stage at 6PM. Hope you can make it!
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| New album by The Red Paintings! |
[05 Sep 2007|09:49am] |
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Just a quick note to all you fans it’s now reaching crunch time for the band. They’re currently in the studio recording their forthcoming album “The Revolution Is Never Coming” which will be their debut studio album. Hopefully you all already own the back-catalogue (Rain, Your Tears Are Warning Signs, Walls, Destroy the Robots, Feed the Wolf and Seizure and Synesthesia) but if you haven’t – get your butt down to your nearest CD store, or onto their website and buy them! Another good buy is the new Dresden Dolls DVD which has footage of Trash supporting them in the US! What TRP really need at the moment is help from their dedicated fan-base. A $40 donation towards the album will see your name in the album sleeve (in the thankyou’s), a signed copy of the album delivered to your doorstep as soon as it’s released and the current ‘special’ – Any donations received in September will receive a very limited edition white vinyl with "We Belong in the Sea" and bonus never before released tracks + some incredibly cool art work. In addition, you will be added to the mailing list for exclusive ‘secret’ shows (one has already been held in Brisbane). Note – for those of you who live near Brisbane (or able to get there) next weekend is the Valley Fiesta (Sept 15). TRP are seeking 50 participants for what will be the largest rebellion to-date. All participants need to met at CBD Art Gallery in the heart of Brisbane city, located level 3/ 99 Elizabeth street at 3pm. From there they will be marching as one big group to the Valley Fiesta via train. The band’s new album producer “Tidy Kid” will be taking the role as Noah! And if you’re feeling at all out of the loop at the moment – sign yourself up to the forum. Lots of shenanigans take place! I can reassure you that the forum is better than any support group! So be sure to pre-order your copy of “The Revolution Is Never Coming” with your $40 donation, and also receive a bonus white vinyl. And tell all your friends who aren’t on here to donate their $$ too!
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| The Red Paintings @ Electric Light Hotel, July 7th 2007. |
[01 Aug 2007|01:57pm] |
I've decided i should cross-post this here just in case there are any community members who don't belong to TRP forum.
The Red Paintings @ Electric Light Hotel, July 7
It has been a long time coming, but finally The Red Paintings completed their Robot Trilogy tour here in Adelaide. Thankfully too, since they very nearly skipped our city based on their previous disasters here.
The set began with two human canvasses taking their place on stage, this time wearing not only black body paint but also wolf masks, dancing to the haunting sounds of full-moon howling. After a few minutes, TRP joined the scantily clad wolves onstage and belted out the title track from their newly released ‘Feed the Wolf’ EP. Lead guitarist/singer Trash McSweeney looked resplendent in his Little Red Riding Hood outfit, complete with silky white dress and red cape; whilst the other members wore their trademark kimonos and geisha makeup.
Continuing at a frantic pace, the first half of their set consisted of mainly older songs, including Cinema Love, Just People and Leaves and Fall of Rome, during which Trash introduced the painters of the evening to stage. This sparked a visual feast as on one canvas a devout TRP fan, Gee, went absolutely berserk in time with the music, causing Trash to momentarily pause mid-song and say “look at her go, that is INCREDIBLE!” What’s more is she actually created a masterful piece of a suitably themed alien with her paintbrush, hands and bizarrely, her mouth.
They continued their set with Rain, dedicated to Jacinta (who was instrumental in preventing them from boycotting our city) followed by an incredible cover of Nick Cave’s Mercy Seat which completely blew my mind. A spectacular choice and was performed impeccably. The absence of former cellist Wayne Jennings was most notable during The Streets Fell into My Window, however drummer Andy Davis filled the void by providing the spoken-word parts of the song. It should be noted; however, that new cellist David Sue Yek has slid into the band effortlessly, made evident during Dead Children when he and violinist Ellen Stancombe participated in some swordplay with their bows.
Immediately following Dead Children was aptly, Dead Adults; featuring Noah sporting a massive grey beard/wig performing an interesting version of the biblical story of the Ark over the top of the bands music. Managing to drop the f-word as often as possible during this rant, he proceeded to hilariously tell us how difficult it was to get two of every animal onto his ark, especially the termites, given that it was made of wood! Not to mention the talk of elephant and giraffe faeces... This provided the highlight of the evening, given that all the band members had to continue playing their instruments whilst bursting at the seams holding back laughter!
They closed out the set with a fierce trio of I’ll Sell You Suicide, Stackhat and The Revolution’s Never Coming showcasing how heavy, yet melodic, they can actually be. Following a brief interlude, Trash reappeared on stage for the encore, this time decked out in a marching band outfit, winding a large music box. They concluded the night with the deafening onslaught of The Chase in which Trash joined the crowd and incited them to run around in circles, chaotically stirring the already well lubricated crowd into a fury, before he rejoined his bandmates on stage and collapsed, sprawled across the floor half-dead.
For those of you who have never seen The Red Paintings live before – you really don’t know what you’re missing!
As mentioned, you can also find this over in their forum here.
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| THE ANIMAL REBELLION BEGINS... |
[29 Jun 2007|05:20pm] |
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How frigging awesome was the Animal Rebellion march (in Sydney) today? I'm proud to have participated and it was great fun!
Hope to see photos soon...
PS: I was in the male Beetle/Bird animal mask.
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I just want to say thanks for the CD and the little message. I love it :o)
I haven't decided on a favourite song yet, but I'm really liking We Belong to the Sea.
I'll post more of my thoughts when my brain's not short-circuiting so much and my computer's not using my mobile phone to connect to the internet.
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