Keep at it for long enough and folks will find you – an interview with Black Cab’s Andrew Coates
“Sydney torments us,” says Andrew Coates, one half of Melbourne-based electronic duo Black Cab. “We’ve had one good show there in 15 years.” Not that the ‘Cab come to Sydney often. The most recent Sydney gig, which Starpower and I attended, was at Mary’s Underground, near Circular Quay, in May of 2023. The occasion was the album launch for Black Cab’s most recent long-player, Rotsler’s Rules. The ‘power and I lapped it up, absorbing the synth power of Andrew and musical partner in crime, James Lee, with the grooves augmented by the live drumming of Wes Holland. “I felt like I was in a trance the entire show,” Starpower said. Sadly, there was probably less than a hundred folks there. The Melbourne crowds are larger, and I constantly wonder why Black Cab aren’t more popular or better known. It’s like they’re an insider secret, but once you’re hooked…. From guitars to electronics The ‘Cab’s first LP, Altamont Diaries, is a tribute to the infamous Stones free concert at Altamont