23/07/06 Splendour In The Grass, Belongil Fields
27/05/06 The Spanish Club, Melbourne
06/05/06 The Zoo, Brisbane
25/04/06 The Essential Festival, Gaelic Club, Sydney
16/04/06 The Great Escape, Newington Armory
06/04/06 Manning Bar, Sydney Uni
25/03/06 Pianos, New York
22/03/06 The Mercury Lounge, New York
18/03/06 Red 7, Austin
17/03/06 Brush Square Park, Austin
13/03/06 The Troubadour, Los Angeles
12/03/06 Tangier Lounge, Los Angeles
05/03/06 St. Jeromes Laneway Festival
01/03/06 Hopetoun Hotel

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25/03/06
Pianos, New York

photos by Eric

Click here to watch Decoder Ring SXSW tour video on BLENDER online magazine

The first gig was at Pianos, and I showed up for The Hourly Radio¹s time slot, meaning that I arrived just in time to see the band on before them (anyone who¹s been to a show in New York knows they never stick to the original time schedule). Luckily for me, the band, DECODER RING, from Australia, were amazing. This six-piece play lush, ambient, shoegaze electronic-pop; half the set was perfect chill-out music while the other half consisted of beautiful dance tracks. The music was accompanied by vocalist LENKA¹s breathy, ethereal voice. The band also use film to enhance their music; images of flowers budding, marshes, clouds, oceans and other serene nature landscapes make for the perfect background to their gorgeous music.

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