Kate Miller-Heidke "Dreams" / "You don't even know my name" WXPN World Cafe 4/11/2010

Apologies for probably blind-siding my current subscribers with concert footage that has nothing to do with video games, nerd /geek culture, or rantings...

...though I have been asked what kind of music I enjoy, so this will provide a taste.

Besides guys, c'mon:

Cute girl. Free concert.

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Recently I decided that I'd like to start going to more concerts and spending less on movies at the theaters--in hopes of becoming more familiar with local and national talent...and becoming more socially adept instead of using the net as a crutch to meet new people.

I don't know if you guys have realized this yet but--the modern popular radio music industry is absolutely and incontrovertibly shite...and it's only getting worse. Now, more than ever, we have the opportunity to explore and find bands and artists we like, rather than keeping our collective scope limited to what crap is hocked at us by some heartless record company and mainstream radio stations that are paid to loop the same 20 mindless, auto-tuned, lyrically-retarded garbage tracks performed by by people completely void of talent.

Kate Miller-Heidke was a truly rare, funny, eccentric gem that I feel extremely fortunate to have stumbled across as the opening act for Ben Folds just a couple of nights ago. An opera-trained hilarious Australian, Kate's been singing almost as long as she's been alive--and it shows. Her live shows with her husband Keir Nuttall are phenomenally fun...and her sweet spitfire of an on-stage personality seems to cause every one in the room to fall in love with her.

My pal Dave and I liked her so much at the Ben Folds concert that we decided we HAD to go see her again--less than 24 hours later. But hey, they're from Australia so I'm thinking it'll be a while before they're back.

I brought a camera along, got her permission to film and that's what you're watching right now. I have approximately 5 songs from the show I'll be uploading, including an awesome cover of Britney Spear's "Toxic" and a hilarious song about an ex wanting to be facebook friends.

XPN's World Cafe venue was also fantastic and the low-light atmosphere made for what felt like a truly intimate connection with the musicians. I can't wait to come back--perhaps with a date.

"Dreams"

I had a dream where you came
And you gave me a lake
And the lake was a bay
And the bay was a sea
A sea of your love for me
But it was just a dream

Your lips were wet, your eyes were wild
I was really beguiled
When you arrived at my place
Touching me on the face
And saying `Oh baby I'm restless'
But it was just a dream

I love you, but you don't even know my name

We pass in the hall but you don't seem to see me at all
For you I wore my best clothes
I powdered my nose
Do you think I look pretty?
Ah that's just a dream. But you cause me such pain
When you look so blas‚ - how can you look blas‚?
When you cause me such pain?
What's that smile on your face?
Tell me why are you laughing?
Are you laughing at me? Are you laughing at me?

Well I dream, I dream of love, I dream of making love
Making love to you
Take me - take me as your lover
Can't you see we're made for one another?

If you knew me - really knew me
You'd love me

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[jeniusjj]

Release the album D: :D

[imchemicalr]

I just saw her last weekend! on the 7th of may(:

She was amazing!!!!!!!!!<3

[MissGoKatieGo]

Thanks for posting!

I like how you wrote " music industry is absolutely and incontrovertibly shite" like in part of Kates song Can't Shake It, "My sense of rythym is incontrovertibly shite"

Haha.

We miss her in Australia though, it feels like ages since she's been here! Don't keep her too long! :)

[thewindsofsong]

dang! she has great lung control...

[eunicron]

Very cool. Thanks for posting this.

[satanicristo]

weird but nice je