The festival kicked off with an opening reception MacPherson Playhouse with Victoria-bred bands Jets Overhead and Maurice. As per usual both delivered a great performance of favourites to their home crowds. Missed Jets Overhead’s performance? Then check out this video footage from last night of their song Bystander!
Next, the night moved onto Club 9one9 for the electronic showcase! I was particularly excited for Longwalkshortdock as I’ve missed seeing them play in town and had only heard amazing things about their live performances. Starting off at this venue were G.I. Blunt and the multi-talented Longshanks, both offering up a variety of awesome remixes, and tunes to get down to. Things really got rolling once HUMANS and Egpytrixx hit the stage pushing the electronic showcase night into full gear. HUMANS really started to get the crowds going and were a great act to watch live as the intricate details of their set worked to the advantage of the energy of their performance. HUMANS are heading to South by Southwest (SXSW) in March, so watch to hear more about them in the coming months.
Closing my night my off was my act-of-the-night Longwalkshortdock! Finally getting people up to dance it out, Longwalkshortdock was definitely the best act of the fest to see thus far and managed to blow everyone away. Want to be killed by techno? Hypnotized by the craziness of a live performance? Then make sure to see Longwalkshortdock as soon as you can! Well, that ends Day 1 of the Transmit Live Festival, stay tuned for more info on Day 2!
CFUV @ Transmit Live 
