semi final
flake is on at the TNL onstage semi final tonight, at gatsby’s, the galadari hotel.
i hope all goes well and there are no cases of fried mixers or the electrocution of certain band members.
i’ve had the privilege of listening to some awesome tracks by this band called mimosa, for which our friend is the drummer. they sound great, and have a wonderful vocalist. i’ve been sending him long and whine-y emails about how stagnant the local music scene is and how nice and refreshing it is to hear a band play good music.
onstage, despite all it’s setbacks, is the greatest opportunity for upcoming sri lankan bands and is interesting to watch. i hope the organizers get better at what they’re doing and that the competitors find themselves in what they’re trying to do. i hope, in the future, we see some identity in music here and that bands will give creativity priority over popularity.
for me, the thing about flake that compells me to like them and enjoy what they do, is the same thing about mimosa that compells me to like them and enjoy what they do. it’s the same thing about glen terry or jerome speldewinde. they’re interesting. you witness a sort of self discovery in their music, a sort of irresistable sense of fun that is both keen and infectious. it is, in all it’s right, different from the rest. and that, is where you want to be.
see you tonight.
Hi, check out:
Sithanna Ba
Iraj
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cgBAHJvxbqE
Comment by Lankan — October 29, 2006 @ 6:28 am
Wish I was there
Comment by Hiran — October 29, 2006 @ 12:19 pm
we wish so too, constantly and consistently. miss you.
Comment by electra — October 29, 2006 @ 4:19 pm
Bloody hell - thanks for your compliments!
R
Comment by R — October 29, 2006 @ 4:40 pm
oh, and hiran : they did absolute justice to ‘roll right’. you would’ve been proud.
Comment by electra — October 30, 2006 @ 4:55 pm
bubbb..how did it go?mail me pronto
Comment by tash — October 30, 2006 @ 5:20 pm