Old New York

Old New York – Final Show: 14th July 2010 the Zoo Brisbane
w/ The Orange City Sings and Silent Motive

As the band moves to split; the boys put on one last show for their loyal fans. A Wednesday night is a hard ask for any local band yet Old New York once again gathered an impressive number for their weekday show with many arriving solely to hear them play, missing the decent efforts put on by Silent Motive and then The Orange City Sings. I missed Silent Motive but was told they weren’t unimpressive. The Orange City Sings put on a fair show with only one main downfall. A large group of attendees were at the back near bar for the performance and reported they were ‘too loud.’ However, when at the front of the stage, the sound quality was fine. This was quite possibly due to the venue size compared to how many people were there and the reflection of frequency being blurred as reflections increased as the sound travelled to the back of the rather empty hall.

Once Old New York took the stage the crowd moved to the front of the hall to hear the band live for the last time and sound problems were no longer an issue. Opening with ‘Fry’ a few of the audience members sang along as the rest stood along side. Halfway through ‘Gold Town’, a new single up on their myspace (www.myspace.com/oldnewyorkoz) and by crowd reaction a new favourite in the making, there was dancing and singing by many. With a large percentage of the crowd hailing from their home town of Gympie the crowd and the band interacted naturally.

The interesting thing about this four piece is the interchange of instruments including lead vocals between them. This change provided the perfect opportunity for conversation with the audience. The more intimate setting of the Zoo allows for a closer experience with the band being able to see who they are looking at and playing to. The band slipped in ‘SMS Battle’, a song from members Ben Lancaster and Paul Barnes previous band ‘April Sleeps’ which was well received by those who didn’t know any of the members previous works. The final Old New York song was ‘Spark’, a song easy to sing along with to bring the crowd together for not just the end of the set but for the end of the band live. A commending effort to the boys for the last two or so years of work to make Old New York a great local act for all to enjoy. Thought by some as their best performance ever the night was defiantly worth the venture. You’ll surely be missed.

Fire - To be loud. NP