How's This: "Pearl Jam strikes a chord with Perth bands"
Paul Andrews
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It doesn't get much better for a musician than having Eddie Vedder congratulate you on a performance with a hug and demand for CDs.
Except maybe if Pearl Jam frontman Vedder then announces to a crowd of almost 30,000 people that he loves your band.
For musicians living and playing in Perth, it is a pretty unlikely occurrence.
But that's exactly what happened to Cat Black guitarist Ryan Gray on Friday night when Vedder saw his gig at the Hyde Park Hotel in North Perth.
Several Perth bands were playing to a crowd of about 150 people when Vedder popped in with his tour manager, keen to play some pool and relax the night before kicking off Pearl Jam's Australian tour with a gig at Member's Equity Stadium.
Settling in for a drink, Vedder soon realised that the swampy, bluesy, romantic rock sounds produced by the Perth band were to his liking.
Though he had indicated he would stay and watch a couple of songs only, Vedder remained for the entire set and then congratulated the Perth musicians.
"He came up and gave me a hug, asking about my guitar techniques, and said our singer Emma had been great," Gray said.
"Our drummer did the show in stilettos, and he was amazed."
Vedder asked Gray for some CDs so that he could listen to their stuff, but Gray had not brought any Cat Black tunes to the gig with him.
Unfazed, Vedder suggested Gray hand them over the following night at the Pearl Jam gig, which he said the band could watch from backstage.
"We were escorted backstage, had a couple of beers and met Eddie," Gray said.
"He asked for my CDs and said they were really cool. Then he showed me his trailer, which had a futon couch and a closet on wheels full of flannelette T-shirts.
"It has been a very strange weekend. I’m just really happy that he has got my CDs. Hopefully he is going to put it on at home and enjoy."
Vedder told the almost full stadium at the Pearl Jam gig that the Perth music scene was rocking, and he particularly loved Cat Black, The Bible Bashers and The Fags.
It was a huge rap for the local bands that struggle to pull a crowd when they play around Perth.
Laith Tierney, lead singer with the Bible Bashers and Friday night’s gig organiser, said Vedder sat at the bar and chatted with plenty of fans.
"He was like any other guy at the bar, he didn't have a bouncer standing over him or anything like that," Tierney said.
Tierney gave Vedder a series of CDs showcasing the work of the bands he was interested in.
The Perth musician said it was amazing that Vedder would take the time to help out the local music scene, where bands found it difficult to attract big crowds.
It doesn't get much better for a musician than having Eddie Vedder congratulate you on a performance with a hug and demand for CDs.
Except maybe if Pearl Jam frontman Vedder then announces to a crowd of almost 30,000 people that he loves your band.
For musicians living and playing in Perth, it is a pretty unlikely occurrence.
But that's exactly what happened to Cat Black guitarist Ryan Gray on Friday night when Vedder saw his gig at the Hyde Park Hotel in North Perth.
Several Perth bands were playing to a crowd of about 150 people when Vedder popped in with his tour manager, keen to play some pool and relax the night before kicking off Pearl Jam's Australian tour with a gig at Member's Equity Stadium.
Settling in for a drink, Vedder soon realised that the swampy, bluesy, romantic rock sounds produced by the Perth band were to his liking.
Though he had indicated he would stay and watch a couple of songs only, Vedder remained for the entire set and then congratulated the Perth musicians.
"He came up and gave me a hug, asking about my guitar techniques, and said our singer Emma had been great," Gray said.
"Our drummer did the show in stilettos, and he was amazed."
Vedder asked Gray for some CDs so that he could listen to their stuff, but Gray had not brought any Cat Black tunes to the gig with him.
Unfazed, Vedder suggested Gray hand them over the following night at the Pearl Jam gig, which he said the band could watch from backstage.
"We were escorted backstage, had a couple of beers and met Eddie," Gray said.
"He asked for my CDs and said they were really cool. Then he showed me his trailer, which had a futon couch and a closet on wheels full of flannelette T-shirts.
"It has been a very strange weekend. I’m just really happy that he has got my CDs. Hopefully he is going to put it on at home and enjoy."
Vedder told the almost full stadium at the Pearl Jam gig that the Perth music scene was rocking, and he particularly loved Cat Black, The Bible Bashers and The Fags.
It was a huge rap for the local bands that struggle to pull a crowd when they play around Perth.
Laith Tierney, lead singer with the Bible Bashers and Friday night’s gig organiser, said Vedder sat at the bar and chatted with plenty of fans.
"He was like any other guy at the bar, he didn't have a bouncer standing over him or anything like that," Tierney said.
Tierney gave Vedder a series of CDs showcasing the work of the bands he was interested in.
The Perth musician said it was amazing that Vedder would take the time to help out the local music scene, where bands found it difficult to attract big crowds.
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8/7/08, 6/9/09
Eddie is the Man - no doubt about it. Fuck I love this Band. Friday night, BRING IT ON!
search for them on myspace and found Cat Black, a punk band with a female lead from Madrid Spain, great sound, then finally found Cat Black from Perth, and they sound great also.
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