LIVE WIRE – Sydney Live Music Guide February 9th

LIVE WIRE – Sydney Live Music Guide February 9th

This Thursday February 9th Indie rock band Yuck will be here from the UK promoting their self-titled debut album which is trashy, melodic and harks back to the days of early Smashing Pumkins and Dinosaur Jr. They’re supported by Californian noise rocker EMA whose album Past Life Martyred Saints was a revelation last year and local Sydney garage rockers Step Panther. Singer-songwriter Paris Wells will be showing off some of the energetic soul music which has won her much admiration from other distinguished musicians both within Australia and around the world (including one Justin Timberlake). The sultry Melbournian singer can not only carry a note, she’s crafted two albums worth of unique pop music that is raw, bluesy and impossible to ignore. That’s on at the Vanguard. Canadian electronic band Austra are bringing their synth laden pop to The Basement. Though their sounds are produced electronically their music doesn’t suffer dynamically for it and it perfectly suits singer Katie Stelmanis soaring vocal stylings that’s reminiscent of Kate Bush or fellow Canadian Feist.

It’ll be a big night of blues this Friday February 10th as there’s a couple of great shows featuring greats of the genre. Spend a night at the crossroads when two Aussie blues greats Dom Turner and Ian Collard play a show of Mississippi-inspired blues from their latest release Mama Says We’re Crazy Too at The Vanguard. Slide guitar hero Dom Turner (The Backsliders) and vocalist/harmonica player Ian Collard (Collard Greens & Gravy) have a ton of experience behind them as they join forces to reproduce the sound of Son House, Robert Johnson and Leadbelly. At 505 Pugsley Buzzard will be playing his Harlem stride, New Orleans jazz inspired blues. Not only does he add a vaudevillian spin to the sound, his stride piano style is spot on for the genre and his whiskey-tinged growl is never less endearing whenever you hear it. Alternatively, 90s alternative rock band Urge Overkill are making a pleasant return to Australia. After 16 years they’ve released a new album called Rock n Roll Submarine and they’ll be playing these tracks alongside a host of classics at the Gaelic Theatre. Over at Candy’s Apartment, local hard rockers Paper Champion will be pushing their melodic rock sound along side Queensland’s Greenthief and Minus House.

On Saturday February 11th you can see Tex Perkins’ new band called The Band of Gold. As usual he’s teamed up with some of the hottest musicians to record material for a debut album which covers a whole host of country classics. They’ll be previewing these songs at The Basement. Venturing up from the south of Sydney, Caravana Sun will be playing their uplifting ska reggae-rock fusion at the Beach Rd Hotel. They’ve been making a name for themselves as a great live act and they adored themselves to audiences back in October when they launched their debut album Rising Falling at the same venue so the night is sure to be a belter. They’re supported by Andy Kelly and The Shipwrecks.

 

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