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camera obscura @ the annandale hotel [19 shots] (Monday March 5th, 2007)

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One of Scotland’s finest, Camera Obscura, at the Annandale Hotel.

This band has created themselves a serious soft spot in my heart. I remember lying on my bed in London one evening in 2001 and hearing “eighties fan” for the first time on John Peel. They’ve been a staple in my music listening ever since.

Catching them on Sunday at the Laneway Festival I couldn’t help but feel so thrilled that a) they were on the other side of the world; b) they still sound divine; and c) the Sydney crowd was singing along. Tonight at the Annandale they played a sensational set, one of the highlights being “Country Mile” – such a wistful little piece and although there had been some chatter earlier on, that one shut the crowd up completely. The band even dug up “eighties fan” to huge applause before the song even began! I almost cried 🙂

However I have to say that I have a slight case of the guilts: there was maybe one person in the front row, and a couple in the second row, who weren’t wielding a camera. None of us moved. We were loving it. But I can imagine people behind us might not have appreciated the over abundance of cameras, and goodness knows what the band themselves thought of the attention!

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4 comments to “camera obscura @ the annandale hotel [19 shots]”
Ro said on March 6th, 2007 at 6:34 pm:

Great work Niina. The 50mm really does make a difference.

It was nice meeting you.

Ro said on March 6th, 2007 at 9:07 pm:

Oh and about the camera thing, I actually had permission from the band.

Every gig you go there’s always a bunch of people with cameras. it seems pretty inescapable these days.

lostmusic said on March 7th, 2007 at 9:16 am:

Awwwww. fab pics.

Will said on March 7th, 2007 at 6:25 pm:

Cool shots, Niina.
Yeah, there’s a gig photo-blogger epidemic. 😀
There have been occasions where I’ve been a bit embarrassed to even get my camera out because there are so many people blocking everyone’s view with a digital SLR held up.
I guess as Ro says, it’s not really avoidable. Surely bands are kinda used to it these days?