Last Dinosaurs at Big Sound music conference

We probably haven’t seen as many live gigs as we should have recently and when it comes to catching local acts we have been especially slack. Last week Australia’s miniature answer to Austin's South by South West, Big Sound, featured a showcase of local, unsigned, and indie acts in live music hot spot, Brisbane, and we were fortunate enough to catch a set of Last Dinosaurs. They look about 16 and I’m guessing they’re not far off, judging from the way they gulped their glasses of water in between songs and awkwardly looked at their feet. I’m generally a stickler for a good ‘performance’ factor when a band play live, but the very nervous, very shy stage presence of the four boys from Last Dinosaurs was inconsequential because the music they were playing was that good. Combining the pop melodies of The Cure, the off-kilter Brit-punk riffs of The Cribs, the energy of early Strokes, and a bit of 1950s bandstand thrown in, I can honestly say this is the most excited I’ve been about a new band in a while. It’s little wonder that Yves Klein Blue selected Last Dinosaurs to support their tour, Fingers crossed that this band will release something awesome in the next 12 months, and in the mean time check out their myspace page for a taste.


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