Quickly becoming somewhat of a tradition, the Gold Coast’s own indie haven Elsewhere has once again opened its doors and hearts to the self proclaimed party starters Graves.

Sadly living on the coast, most would argue that the local music scene is in dire straits. Luckily, answering the call for fresh blood, the still crisp creation of these ‘Graves’ events feed the mindless zombies with the best emerging bands and DJs around.

Fast becoming the worst best secret out, Graves is an absolute club-filler. In fact, a few weekends ago at the previous event, some party animals waited hours just to get inside. On the coast, this is really unheard of, especially for local acts. So once word spread of another night of mayhem, along with the official EP Launch of Yacht Club DJs tour buddies Bleeding Knees Club, needless to say that this night will be massive.

Still fresh from their support slots around Australian with the Yacht Club DJs, the Gold Coast duo of Alex and Jordan have taken great advantage of another beautiful night on the South-East by storming the small makeshift stage in Elsewhere, blowing every speaker inside with great ease. Already booked until mid-2011, gracing the stage with big names like Lightspeed Champion, The Soft Pack, Neon Indian and Wavves, the future could not be any brighter.

Redefining the term raw, and copulating dark blues with rock n roll swagger, the most recent single Bad Guys easily rival the likes of The Vines. That being said, you must remember that this is an EP launch. If they sound this tight now, time is on their side.

Other floor pumpers I and Have Fun continued to fuel the crowd to unthinkable levels. In true outrageous rock style, a show cannot end without a bit of crowd surfing mid-song. This is authentic rock ‘n roll, no strings or hidden gimmicks.

While the Sydney based three-piece Dark Bells delivered one of the most haunting, dark, warped psychedelic performances Elsewhere would have ever witnessed, the third live band for the night and hometown heroes Depths of Balsa welcomed that old ‘90s grunge back to the spot light, harder than a punch to the face.

Also featuring the likes of resident DJ Audun, Casey Steele, Brisbane’s own Mitzi and the infamous Tropics, music sweetly flowed into the lucky ears of all in attendance until the wee hours of the morning.

The coast’s most famous underground gathering is gaining popularity at an increasing rate, and without a doubt, will be the most successful revamp of promotion for local talent. It’s about time we all scream – it’s about time.