w/ San Cisco, Argentina
Coming off the back of Hottest 100 success, San Cisco joined forces with The Jungle Giants to tour the country with the Politely Awkward Tour. Joining these two powerhouses on the Brisbane leg of the tour was local gig junkies Argentina. To say this gig was simply awesome would be an understatement. It was all kinds of awesome!
Argentina are gathering quite a name for themselves of late. They can be seen almost every weekend playing either Oh Hello! for Cobra Kai or some other venue around town. Tonight they played the opening spot at Alhambra. I do believe they are even better than when I saw them in late December.
They have a sweet backing track that lays the foundations for all their tracks, and it complements what they are producing live on their instruments. They do have a strong percussive element to their sound in two floor toms out the front, in addition to a full kit. This is a good thing. I hear that the band has been in the studio, too. I predict their EP is going to be something special.
Up next were San Cisco. I was under the impression that these guys were headlining the tour, but I was mistaken. This isn’t a bad thing, just unexpected... especially coming of the back of hitting number seven on Triple J’s Hottest 100. The band stepped up their game tonight to hit it right out of the ball park. So much tighter then when I saw them in September. They do like to have a lot of nonsense lyrics in their songs. Take “Lover” for example, opening with a do-do-da-da... not to mention the hit "Awkward" itself. It does have a ridiculously catchy synth riff though... who am I kidding? This band is awesome! Despite a little bit of generic Indie-ness thrown in the mix, they have something quite brilliant going on. They finished the set with “Awkward”, easily their most unique song.
By this stage, Alhambra was beyond packed. From the back of the room you couldn’t even see the band, and from the front, it was a hot, sweaty mosh. When The Jungle Giants finally took to the stage, oh what a ruckus they created! A solid set from the band that certainly are doing well for themselves. “Mr. Polite” has been a smash on Triple J, and I don’t see this band slowing down as we enter the guts of 2012.
The night was insane. So many people, so much awesome music, too little dancing space. For these two bands, Alhambra is not the venue anymore. They are moving up in the world.
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