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Pist Idiots @ Captain Cook Hotel, 23rd Oct

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 24 October 2016

“Pist Idiots sound and act exactly like you think they do – until, brilliantly, they don’t. With a name like that and openers like “Surry Hills” – with its mentions of constable-related trouble – this is Sham 69 territory all the way. But halfway through they drop one that channels the Detroit Cobras. Then there’s one that sounds like a proper band that is most definitely not called Pist Idiots. Then there’s the last one, which is just fucking awesome no matter which way you slice it. The depth and range is surprising, and not a little bit impressive.”

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

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