Dirty Three ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth

Warren Ellis and his band Dirty Three are the mad alchemists of rock n’ roll. Not unlike the self-styled chemists of the middle ages who sought to remake lead into gold, the Dirty Three routinely delve into the forbidden and unknown with results surprising and haunting. A sinister beauty emerges from and a swirling and sometimes painfully shrill cacophony, with Ellis as equally responsible for the sense of borderline chaos as he is for it’s rare rugged grace. I waited nearly a decade to experience an Ocean Song in person it was literally beyond description. Nothing I can write in words will properly do the performance justice. The pictures will just have to do then, at least until you can experience a Dirty Three show for yourself. It’s something everyone should do before they die.

Dirty Three ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth

Dirty Three ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth

Dirty Three ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth

Flickr: Dirty Three at the Crocodile, September 18th, 2009