@ Annandale: It all begins with Dappled Cities Fly. We’re not in the Annandale. And it’s not a cold, winter night. No, we’re floating down a winding river watching the long grass sway in the breeze as we drink the summer air. Dappled have a sound all to themselves, eclectic and unexpected, weird and wonderful, but always in control.

If Dappled sent us down the river, Goodshirt drew us little butterfly wings and took us sailing through blue skies and past fluffy white clouds. Again, Goodshirt defies definition. Like many pop-rock groups, they’ve thrown in some electro, and the synthesized notes are used to great effect. Their sound is reminiscent of 80s new wave without coming off stale. And the fact that lead singer Rodney Fisher’s facial expressions remind me uncannily of Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory adds to the experience. Trippy. In fact, I feel like this review should be written on the back of a school kid’s diary, with little daisies and a couple of ‘I love rodneys’ in bubble writing on the side. Its no wonder the cover of their debut album ‘Good’ (I guess the follow-up will be called ‘Shirt’) features a rainbow and includes stickers for the album booklet.

We heard many of the album’s songs, including the wonderful ‘Slippy.’ With lyrics like ‘slip away should I stare any longer? Away with the fairies from over yonder, who can resist? But the crowd favorite went to their successful single ‘Green’ (‘got a good shirt, got a good green shirt’) played as an astounding end to a psychedelic show.