The ROOT! Compendium - Old news - February, 2009

February 26, 2009

If you managed to miss the Melbourne University gig on the 24th, then you can glean some of the events entertainment here in a series of lovely photos. More photos of the event can be viewed at the ROOT! Facebook group. And speaking of photographs, here is a stack of pictures from the February 6th gig to go along with a lovely little review. Thanks to CarbieWarbie for the photographs.

February 25, 2009

Yesterday, ROOT! played to a small crowd at the Melbourne University. They played "I Still Call Australia 'Ho!'" among other older tunes, along with "The Orange People" "Fuck! I'm dead!" and "Emo". Although not entirely on schedule, as predicted by Henri Root in the email announcement "Uncle Vom Vom" did make an appearance early in the set via a young girl in a marching-line of school-age walkers. The only effort made to clean the mess was one official who put the "Root now playing" sign over the top of it.

But enough about that, the gig was also the live debut of new ROOT! drummer Smiley Root. With a slightly more aggressive style than previous drummer Barnaby, he promised to bring his own style to the newer tracks and expand upon the rock stylings the band is moving into. No future gigs have yet been announced.

February 24, 2009

Apologies for the lack of updates, ROOT!ers, unfortunately The ROOT! Compendium had a bit of a meltdown during the recent "inclement weather" received in this fair state. Updates will drizzle back into a coherent stream as soon as possible. For now, a bit of catch-up.

About 10 minutes after the death throes which took the Compendium offline, DC Root spent some time (roughly 60mins) on RRR Radio. Fortunately another vigilant ROOT! fan picked up the recording. Speaking of ROOT! media, check out DC Root announcing the ROOT! YouTube Channel here in glorious video format.

News of a new gig is afoot and will take place almost immediately after this post has been written. It will be at Melbourne University. Where? North Court off Swanston Street. According to the release. Expect to see the newer songs and the brand new songs premiered at the last two gigs.

More updates soon.