Comments on: Flying Under Your Radar: Epicure

By: Fletcher Thompson

Fletcher Thompson — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:11:37 +0000

I had the very good fortune to see Epicure when they played at the Wollongong unibar at the end of last year (the day before ‘Postcards’ launched). It was an utterly fantastic gig, with only one flaw, of which I am deeply ashamed. There were about 30 people in the audience.

I felt deeply ashamed of my fellow UoW students (well, I’m an alumni now, but still). The turnout was abysmal, and as a result I actually went around and apologised to the band members after the show / begged them to come back again some day.

As it turns out, apparently the Grates had played there the night before, Michael Franti was playing two nights after, and it was right at the end of stuvac, so everyone was madly cramming for exams. Also, unibar management are dickheads, and pretty much hadn’t advertised the gig. Lame, lame, lame.

Ah well, like I said, the show was absolutely fantastic, chock full of older classics and all the good stuff off Postcards from a Ghost (inc. solo acoustic version of Landslide courtesy of Juan – beautiful). I only hope that they come back again some day so we can get a better audience together!

By: Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:08:26 +0000

Hey max

Yeah it was me. I supported them a year or so ago, and I asked Juan if he’d support me for my album launch in Melbourne. He’s a great guy and asked me up to sing Self Destruct cos I’d told him that I covered it a few weeks back. Lucky I didn’t lie, cos if I’d got the words wrong I’d spew.

I missed all their shows as I was away…I’m going to maybe fly down to Tassie, or he did say they might be back out again in Jan…FINGERS CROSSED!!!!

By: smcphee

smcphee — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:58:13 +0000

Thank you all for your feedback. To Dave, yes it was the Elwood Lounge – great bar, especially on a Sunday evening. And to Mez,thank you also for the sentiments.

Finally to Epicure: you keep making great music, I’ll keep writing about it. Deal?

By: Mez Exley

Mez Exley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:08:53 +0000

Here,here, have just finished playing Postcards and share the sentiments of your post.”Goodbye Girl” has always been a huge favourite of mine,Juans lyrics just melt me.
Have been blessed to see them live twice in the last two months..at Coastfest on a hurricane type night..where they rocked and again at Erina on the NSW Central coast, where my hubby and I got to meet them….dream come true…absolutely gorgeous, talented and as you say so terribly underated. Im a little sad now as I dont know when I will get to see them live again. And a question to Dave Anderson , was that you on youtube singing ’self destruct’ with Juan playing guitar? Lucky You!Great to meet people with good taste. Mez.

By: Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:54:39 +0000

ah…now I stumbled on your site and loved this post for two reasons:

1) “I was a bar in Elwood”. I’m from Perth, live in Sydney, wanting to move to melbourne and love Elwood. You weren’t at the Elwood Lounge by chance?

2) I love epicure and their music and also think they are the most massively underated band. I remember sending a message to them after the Goodbye Girl telling their manager that I was single handedly fill shephards bush empire with fans i loved it that much.

I also love this new album but I loved Main St too.

The only upside to them being underated is that I got to sing with Juan at my launch, and have opened for them.

Yep my epicure t-shirt is in the mail and I might just fly down for Torquay cos I missed their Sydney shows.

Great post!

By: Epicure » Blog Archive » Ta!

Epicure » Blog Archive » Ta! — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:47:29 +0000

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