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About Me

Helen is a photographer. Helen loves music. Helen likes to combine the two. Helen has a website www.helenpalsson.com.au


If you are interested in having me come photograph a gig/event/whatever you want photos of, send me a message and we can work something out.I also have a real blog, where can see photos that might be anything from sunrises to plants to adventures out bush or yummy food. That all happens at www.helenthura.com .

My Blog

No aphrodisiac like a Casio keyboard, Holly Throsby, The Troubadour, 26-28/09/08

Holly Throsby, man oh man what I can say about her and her duo of support (Bree van Reyk and Jens Birchall). I went on Friday night for The Dwarf and I went back on Sunday night to see her again. I ha...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:04:00 GMT

Still Banging On About The Breeders

It is Thursday night, about 71 hours since The Breeders walked onto the stage at The Zoo. I am laying on the floor of my bedroom with my laptop (oh yes, I got a laptop a month or so ago, it is pink, I...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:20:00 GMT

Happiness is a Breeders Show

Tonight, was a night I have waited a many number of years for, by my count, I have waited almost fifteen years for this night. Tonight, The Breeders played The Zoo and oh my jeans what a great night i...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:19:00 GMT

Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Grass Band

Saturday night, what a night it was at The Zoo, by far my favourite show of the year and I think the favourite show of the year for many of the other punters there. Why? Well Peter Combe was in town a...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:16:00 GMT

Angus and Julia Stone, The Tivoli

Thursday night saw me at The Tivoli with The Dwarf for the second night of Angus and Julia Stone. What is most likely a shock to most people is that I haven't really heard that much of the Stones prio...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:12:00 GMT

Custom Kings, The Troubadour, 10/04/08

Last week I was listening to the Zed son the bus to work, and the lovely announcer said she had a double pass to Custom Kings the following Thursday for sale. Yours truly was the first to ring up. I m...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:54:00 GMT

Mister Laneous w/ The Family-Yah & Grassroots Street Orchestra, Rics, 12/03/08

On the Tuesday, the computer said go to Rics, stay out late and enjoy every minute of it. I did as the computer said. Grassroots Street Orchestra (herein referred to as GSO because that is a whole lot...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:30:00 GMT

Georgia Potter & Banawurun, Rics,

Life is about arriving home from The Farm on a Sunday sometime round 8:30 and going, hey you know Georgia Potter and Banawarun are playing at Rics tonight and there is nothing stopping me from going. ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:25:00 GMT

gigs, photos, food. part of my life, part of my week.

Yet another post condensing most of a weeks activity into one blog post. I am so behind. I have dreams of posting a blog sooner after an event but I just get sidetracked. I have a whole week where I a...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:00 GMT

My three top albums of 2008, part 1

It is Feb 18 and I have known what my top three albums of 2008 will be for about the last six weeks. These are three albums that I have been looking forward, one for years, the others not so long. The...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:41:00 GMT