05 · SECTION
THE CIRCUIT
The band rooms that did the developing.
The rooms that did the developing: front bars, back rooms and all-ages halls, then the tin sheds at the top of the ladder. Mapped at true coordinates, never from memory.
Anatomy of a Pub Band RoomThe standard Australian band room as an architectural type: the bar at the back, the stage in the corner, the low ceiling, and how the shape of the room decides what a band sounds like in it.7 MIN READ
What All-Ages Shows DidThe role all-ages venues played in building audiences, the licensing constraints behind them, and what disappears from a scene when they close.3 MIN READ
Load-InThe unglamorous mechanics of getting a band into a room: the double bass in its case up a stairwell, the backline, the set list taped to the floor.4 MIN READ
Festival Stages Versus Band RoomsWhat changes when a band built for a small loud room plays a large open one — monitoring, sightlines, the loss of bleed, and which songs survive the move.3 MIN READ