Hello all, and thank you for dropping by!
The first day of this celebration of the tattoo and rock lifestyle, September 17, was the least popular at first sight; a lot of fans work on Fridays during daytime so it could be said Pavilhão Atlântico's Tagus Hall was a bit less crowded than you'd remember from the 5 previous editions of the festival.
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DJ Lena Kat took over the records, playing tunes
for public enjoyment! Ain't she a doll? Real sweet! |
Still, the venue was filled by the tattoo machine's buzzing and the great sounds DJ Lena Kat selected throughout the day. It was the best time to go around getting to know the place and knowing what the booths were all about.
I was pleasantly surprised by the presence of the portuguese Tattoo press represented by Anuário de Tatuagem (also taking part in the Miss Pin Up contest and Best of Day Tattoo competitions) and Revista Cherry Hot Tattoo (with a photo studio set up to take pictures of girls for the magazine), along with international tattoo artists, highlighting special guests Troy Denning (US) and Laura Juan (SP) without leaving out all of Portugal's finest, representing the best of all styles in studios across the country, always monitored by security and healthcare professionals to ensure safety.
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| Overview of the venue in daytime. |
My pretty friend Rita from Pedrada Tattoo Piercing Supply and I! |
But not all skin and paper ink made the convention, and you could also go shopping in the numerous merchandise stalls - either your playground is comics (Mongor Head Comics), Tattoo Inspired t-shirts (No Surrender), streetwear (Clockwork Store), professional Tattoo Supply (Pedrada, Alkimia ...) there was plenty to see and buy.
I also apreciated the fact that, for those who spent the day in, there was a restaurant and a cafe available, complemented by another essential - a jumping bed for kids to play in!
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| Best of Day (17th) Tattoo Black and Grey |
By the afternoon, the venue was starting to fill up a bit more and break was in order and the tattoos made or finished that day were submitted to apreciation in the Best of Day contest, judged and classified in 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, not too long before the performances by guest bands Carbilly and Dr. Frankenstein.
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| Carbilly took over the stage and rocked out oldschool style. |
Carbilly's show was mainly focused on oldschool rockabilly, country and blues sounds. While they didn't explore too much beyond the original features in the danceable covers, they were always complemented by the band's unique energy, never leaving out the audience by keeping interaction throughout the show. I had never seen them live so I can say they outdid (or should I say outrocked?) any expectations I could've had - Carbilly boys, I salute you!
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Surfin towards Dr. Frankenstein's lab, the audience was rocked to new
and old cool songs by this landmark in portuguese rock n' roll bands. |
This performance was followed by a trip to... Dr. Frankenstein's lab! This was one of the first concerts after they released the fantastic new record 'In 4 Dimensions', which in my humble opinion deserves 5♥ and despite the professional circumstances that kept original bassist Luís Furtado from playing in this show, the surf tunes swinging between psychobilly influences and heavier undertones and medleys, along with their theme-inducing frocks, song introductions and special sound effects were a real audio treat, which probably justifies how many people showed up just in time for their concert.
All in all, it was a great way to start the festival, I had a blast and was so tired I couldn't even make it to the after party at Lx Casting Club in LX Factory with Murdering Tripping Blues and guest DJs, nonetheless resting to prepare for the next day. And what next day it was! Next up I'll be posting pictures and a bit about all our wonderful pin ups! Until then, I recomend you go delight with Inês' article (portuguese) and Endy's pictures for ImagemdoSom.com from which I took some pictures with their kind permission.
Write very soon, with love,
Mafalda xox
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adorava ter ido! so no porto n fazm isto :P
uma pergunta meio parva mas é mesmo curiosidade. nestes festivais as tattoos sao mais baratas ou o contrario?
This is the first part of the Tattoo & Rock Festival Lisbon 2010 review ....And the second one?
You should update the blog more often. Otherwise you'll lose some of your readers.
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Thank you for your comments & feedback!
Love,
Mafalda xox