As Big Day Out and its many official sideshows wrapped up in Sydney (there are still a few more special appearances to be made... such as Das Racist at the Rdio launch on Saturday), it's now time to officially welcome the sideshows of the 2012 Laneway Festival, with Active Child ringing in the period with a spellbinding show at the Oxford Art Factory on Sunday night.

Beyond the admittedly painful self-referential nature of their name, this five piece from Brooklyn is a good addition to the indie-pop/indie-rock scene, and the live show from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on Monday night was a testament to that.

In a special Harvest sideshow, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah + Nantes played the Oxford Art Factory on a Monday night! Pete Dovgan was there to catch the action.