Live Concerts
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Live at the Bowery Ballroom, New York. The Guardian dubbed Matthew E. White “a genuine revelation” and gave his debut ‘Big Inner’ five stars. Uncut called it “one of the great albums of modern Americana”. Here’s your chance to see what the man that everyone’s talking about with this gorgeous show we filmed exclusively back in 2013. Backed by his five-piece band, he rolled in like a quiet storm with a blissful set of gospel blues and jazzed-up Southern soul and more than lived up to the hype, albeit in his own unassuming way. Relax and soak up the sounds of Matthew E White -
Live at the Metro Theatre, Sydney. Known as one of the hardest working bands since their inception, Mayday Parade have honed their patented style of catchy, kinetic pop punk with an outpour of real rock energy. The Florida quintet knows its identity and this show from 2014 delivers everything the group’s fervent fan base loves about Mayday Parade. Evincing evolution in song writing, the band’s growth since their inception shone through in the shimmering soaring hooks throughout the unshakable, heart-felt collection of songs. -
Live at the No Sleep Til Festival, Sydney. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just Me First or “The Gimme Gimmes” and named after a children's book of the same name) are a punk rock supergroup formed in 1995. We captured this show back in 2010. Believe it or not, they work exclusively as a covers band! They even do Xanadu. No kidding. -
Live at No Sleep Til Festival, Sydney. This band, led by Dave Mustaine since its formation in the early 80s, is one of the acknowledged giants of the heavy metal scene. They certainly don’t need any superfluous introduction from us! If you know anything about heavy metal, then you know these guys. Filmed on a rare trip to Australia for the No Sleep Til festival in 2010, the show followed the release of their twelfth album ‘Endgame’. Take it away boys! -
Live at Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney. Filmed in 2019 not long before the untimely death of much loved front man Greedy Smith, this show is a real crowd pleaser - all the hits, ladies and gentlemen! -
Live at Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney. London based three-piece Metronomy garnered critical acclaim for their frenetically hybrid indie style knitted together with trademark electronics. Band member Joseph Mount’s prolific remixing career (including Ladytron, Klaxons, Franz Ferdinand, Sebastien Tellier, Gorillaz, Love Is All and Roots Manuva) and the band’s relentless touring kept Metronomy’s name in all the right places - including Beck's Bar in 2009! -
Live at the Oxford Art Factory, Sydney. Miami Horror are an Australian indietronica band which was initially formed by its producer and DJ, Benjamin Plant, who began it as a solo project. This intimate show from 2014 was captured at the Oxford Art Factory. And these guys never gave us a setlist, so we hope we've got all the song titles correct. But if you think we've got any of them wrong, let us know! -
Live at the Metro Theatre, Sydney. Of once and future kings. “Destined to do for electronic music in Australia what Daft Punk’s Homework did in France a decade ago – start a movement nationally and turn heads worldwide – the debut set from this Melbourne/Sydney trio is an elegantly storming set of lucious grooves topped off with sci-fi imagery and prog-rock echoes. 9/10”. So said the Sydney Morning Herald on the release of their debut album in 2007. And we were there to capture the magic right at the beginning in this show from that same year, just before they headed off to the world to do festival shows and headline tours. Sadly, it couldn’t sustain and after three incredible albums they just disappeared as a performing and recording entity some time in 2014. Still, we’ll always have this set to remember them by! -
Live at the Metro Theatre, Sydney. 2008. One of our favourite stories about these American indie rockers is the origin of their name. As singer/guitarist Jake Snider tells it: "A friend of the band had gone on a date and one of us asked him afterwards how the date went. Our friend said, 'You know that TV show from the '70s, B. J. and the Bear? It was like that ... minus the Bear.' That’s the straight truth." This show from 2008 showcases the band at their eclectic best, coming as it did off the back of their highly regarded third album ‘Planet of Ice’ (which, according to Alternative Press at the time showed the band not so much transforming their sound as transcending it ‘with brilliant countermelodies and sublime textures’). According to bassist Cory Murchy: “I know every band says they can’t explain their music, but I really can’t say that we sound like one specific thing. We don’t follow a particular scene or genre and hopefully that shows.” Dive in and see for yourself! Sadly, in 2018, the band announced their retirement and accompanying farewell tour. Their final live performance was at the end of 2018 in their hometown, Seattle. But at least we’ve always got this show from them to relive. -
Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney. Mogwai are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow. Formed in 1995, Mogwai has since become one of the most influential and best known names in post-rock. They typically compose instrumental, sometimes lengthy guitar-based pieces in the post-rock tradition. This show from 2009 is a testament to that. Amen! -
Your favourite Japanese instrumental band from Tokyo have arrived at Moshcam. Think avant-garde, experimental, classical inspiration meets a grimy electric guitar and you have the sweet yet head-banging symphonies of MONO. Check out their show live at The Manning Bar in Sydney on 5 December 2009. -
Live at the Factory Theatre, Sydney.They’ve worked with Blink 182 and Fallout Boy, toured the world and boast a fanbase that redefine the term ‘die-hard’. They’re Motion City Soundtrack. Running hot on the heels of their appearances at the colossal 2013 Soundwave Festival, the Minnesota five-piece treated fans to the perfect slice of poetic pop-punk at Sydney’s Factory Theatre. With every word echoed by the crowd, the band dove deep into latest album at the time ‘Go’ as well as their back catalogue including fan favourites like ‘My Favorite Accident’, ‘L.G. FUAD’ and ‘Hold Me Down’. Boy-girl dramas and over-self-analysis never sounded so fun – or infectious. -
Live at the Manning Bar, Sydney. Seattle is famous for giving the world two things: an all-conquering global high street coffee chain and Grunge. OK, so we weren’t around to capture that other well-known Seattle export, but Mudhoney (led by irrepressible vocalist and guitarist Mark Arm) were also an integral part of that sound and are often credited with leading the way. When we filmed this show in 2013, the band was just putting out their ninth studio album ‘Vanishing Point’ through the legendary (and Seattle based) Sub Pop label. -
Live at the Metro Theatre, Sydney. Straddling psychedelia and pop, we caught this UK outfit in 2009 off the back of their second album, Twenty One (released in 2008 and mixed by one of the greats, Nic Launay. Still going strong by all accounts, this show captured them in their prime. -
Live at the Annandale Hotel, Sydney. This New York band was for some time best known for the atypical (and rarely played by them these days, if at all) song“Popular” from their 1996 album High/Low. Their other stuff (which they keep on releasing) is much, much better! We filmed them in 2012 on the tour to support their then current release (and a bit of a classic to us!) ‘The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy’. We remain big fans. -
Live at the Sydney Opera House. Back in 2012 we filmed Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner performing "41 Strings" with the Australian Youth Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House as part of that year's Sydney Festival. The piece is part concerto in the classical tradition, but with the modern rock ‘n' roll feel one would expect from Zinner. Using Vivaldi's Four Seasons as inspiration, Zinner's music chronicles the ups and downs of the seasons in a swirling mass of strings and percussion. At times dark and moody, 41 Strings is also hopeful and ultimately joyful.
