Augie March with Jolie Holland, and David Ford (10/08/06, The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley)

David Ford
The mood at the start of this gig was very relaxed. The crowd gathered on the main floor and sat down, which was nice. I along with most others had not heard of David Ford before tonight, which is sometimes the best, no expectations. David Ford came out and played his first song just his unique vocal sound and guitar. During his second song we became aware of his real talent, when part way through he stoped playing his guitar but it didn’t stop, then he moved to the piano, then to the tambourine, (etc.) all playing in loops, with perfect timing. The number of layers that he could add to the music was endless. State of the Union, ended in a big way, I lost count of the number of samples/loops that he had towards the end. There was so much going on, a massive build up of vocals, with some in canon.

David’s vocal talent (range) alone should see him go far, but as a complete one-man-band, his performance was incredible.

Performance 9.5
Technical 9.5


Jolie Holland
Personally, I would have hated to be the act that followed David Ford, especially after the crowd really got into David’s performance. I was informed that Jolie Holland had a somewhat large following. I think I am being a bit harsh here, but Jolie Holland didn’t really fit in with the feel and flow of the concert. David built the crowed up nicely, but Jolie Holland couldn’t maintain the interest and enthusiasm. The music was good, just out of place between David Ford and the headlining Augie March. (In my opinion a better order would have been, Jolie Holland, David Ford, then Augie March.)

Performance 6
Technical 8


Augie March
One thing I can definitely say about Augie March is that they are even better live. They have a slightly different sound live when compared to their CD recordings, more rock when live. The guys have a good amount of banter both with the audience and with each other and leads to a few good laughs, why they change guitars, tune, rest, etc. Augie March is definitely a band on the up and up.

Performance 9.5
Technical 9.5


Did I mention that I really like The Tivoli, and hence why the technical marks are all of such a high standard. YAY, for The Tivoli, my favourite live music venue.