With a lot of people at the Bats show at CPIT (as part of the Flying Nun Records 30th anniversary), it was a quiet night at Darkroom. However both the River Jones and Ipswich put on a great show. The River Jones have a post rock / math rock type of sound (ala Unwound or even Christchurch’s own A Flight to Blackout, particularly in their later incarnations) with an absolutely bombastic drummer and an underage vocalist/guitarist. Expect these guys to make a mark in the future. Ipswich are a bit of a rising star in the local scene, with their self-titled EP now available and group playing shows around town quite often. The boys threw in a couple Flying Nun Records covers from the Bird Nest Roys and the Skeptics along with a set of catchy sing-shouty originals. Click here for the rest of the photos.
The River Jones
Ipswich at Darkroom
