Hailing from Queensland, Au., there is a band by the name of the red paintings, and they are quite possibly the most amazing rock act in the world right now.
Let me briefly impart to you what I mean by "rock". Rock is a loose philosophy, not a sound. The philosophy centers on pushing boundaries, of any sort: artistic, social, linguistic, musical. You don't even need guitars, really. The Luminescent Orchestrii, and V&V Nation are both rock in my opinion.
The first time I saw them was in 2007, when they opened for the Dresden Dolls on the main stage of SOMA. Within hours of first setting foot in the United states, the day of the tour's kickoff in San Diego, all of their equipment fell out the back of the van and was never seen again. Even with a borrowed and unfamiliar setup, they brought down the house.
The red paintings' stage performance includes elaborate costuming, intense passion, and PAINT. Their show was at brick by brick in San Diego. On this small stage they managed to fit five musicians, (singer/guitarist, violinist, bassist, drummer, second guitarist/keyboardist) four painters, and two human canvases.
Also, they have a tendency to sing about aliens. Awesome.
All in all, if you see they are going to be anywhere near you, it would behoove you to go see them.
written waaay to long after the fact and under the influence of influenza.
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