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Saturday September 6th
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· 12 Below: Parfait
· Bath St: CHEF [uk] & Jason Howson [ak]. Dubstep Intnl.
· The Backstage: 'Frequency' Dunedin DJ extravaganza
· THE BOG IRISH BAR: Sweet Naval Oranges
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02 April, 2008
Truckstop Honeymoon and Delgirl - Refuel, 24/02/08
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Truckstop Honeymoon and Delgirl - Refuel, 24/02/08
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Each particular band draws its own particular legion of devoted fans, its own crowd. Such was the case with locals [Delgirl]. But the main attraction of the night, Truckstop Honeymoon from Kansas, followed in its footsteps in that particular musical vein.
[Delgirl] started off their set but realised 15 seconds in that there was no sound coming out of the bass amp. They hadn’t plugged the amp in but it went down well with the crowd as the mistake was glossed over marvelously by the witty banter between themselves and the audience that was to punctuate their whole set that night. Deidre was glad that Truckstop Honeymoon didn’t see that little stuff up. With cries of Brotownesque “Shame ow!” from others the crowd giggled and it cheered the whole crowd up and broke down the formality of the gig.
[Delgirl] certainly deliver when it comes to homegrown, earthy, rootsy, simple music about simple problems and simple pleasures. When [Delgirl] play you think you’re just in someone’s lounge, not in a bar, the music makes you comfortable. The 2nd song they did ended up going a bit improv at one point when Lynn forgot the start of a verse but was good and recovered well.
[Delgirl]’s whole set was wonderful. It varied in style, from country to folk to funk to soul, but never in quality. The little mistakes that happened, the little technical errors that occurred, did nothing to stint the audience’s affection for the band. It broke down the barriers, got everyone in a good mood and reminded us all that no one is perfect.
I conducted an interview with Truckstop Honeymoon before the gig:
DMC: What is the reason for the name of your band, Truckstop Honeymoon?
TH: We actually spent our honeymoon in a truckstop between Lafayette and New Orleans. When we got married we were on our way to a gig so got there and told the audience they were our wedding party and after the gig we were so exhausted we stopped off at a truckstop and spent our wedding night there.
DMC: Where are you guys actually from?
TH: We used to live in New Orleans but were playing a gig elsewhere when Hurricane Katrina rolled in and we lost our home and things. So now we live in the Midwest, in Laurence, Kansas.
DMC: What do you cite as your major influences in the music you play?
TH: Well obviously it comes from the heart, from inside but definitely as well from old style country and old R’n’B.
DMC: What made you come across the other side of the world to play in a little bar called Refuel?
TH: We are at present on our way to Australia to play at a whole host of festivals over there and we stopped off here to play at the Moonshine Festival in Gore and our schedule allowed us to play in Dunedin so we took the opportunity.
DMC: Is there any particular NZ music you like?
TH: New Zealand music is good. We like The Chills, we’ve played with them before.
DMC: What are your plans for the future?
TH: As we’ve said before, we’re off to Australia next. On a month long tour, mainly of Victoria and NSW, we are going to play such festivals as the National Festival, the Roots Festival and the Brunswick Rhythm.
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