LIVE WIRE – Sydney Live Music Guide April 4th

LIVE WIRE – Sydney Live Music Guide April 4th
Image: Bettye LaVette

Jake Shimabukuro: The Hawaiian born musician has gained unlikely attention for his virtuosic performances on the humble ukelele. The charismatic performer incorporates jazz, rock, blues and plenty of other styles into his playing and has been impressing audiences not just with his incredible technical ability on the tiny instrument but for his incredible presence and stage craft.

Thu, April 4th, The Basement

Bettye LaVette: The soul singer has recently celebrated 50 years as a performer and while her voice is worn with all the stories she’s told over the years, it’s still powerful and capable of taking one’s breath away. The stalwart just released an autobiography chronicling her time in the music business and a new record titled Thoughtful N’ Thankful, consisting of tracks she recorded with Bob Dylan, The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Gnarls Barkley. Despite her age LaVette is showing no signs of slowing down.

Fri, April 5th, Factory Theatre

DZ Deathrays: Hide your grandmothers, the Brisbane duo are bringing their cranium-crushing thrash-pop to Sydney. 11 months have passed since releasing their distorted, carnage inducing debut LP Bloodstreams and they’ve supported Foo Fighters, The Killers and played Splendour In The Grass, Laneway, Reading and Leeds Festivals. The band is touring in support of the final single to be released from the LP Teenage Kickstarts, presumably before they head back to the studio to lay down more material that’ll haunt your dreams.

Sat, April 6th, Good God Small Club

Chris Isaak: The American rock musician is taking part in this years Bluesfest and will be swinging through town to perform the long list of hits he’s accumulated in a music career that’s spanned more than 20 years. Whether it’s Wicked Game, Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing or Somebody’s Crying, Isaak’s vocal style and ‘twang’ are instantly recognisable and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that couldn’t sing along to one of his songs impromptu whenever they come on the radio.

Tues, April 9th, Enmore Theatre

Charlie A’Court: The Canadian country blues singer/guitarist returns after a successful run of shows that coincided with last years Bluesfest where the talented songwriter touched audiences with his soulful performances. A’Court’s storytelling is deeply personal and his latest album Triumph & Disaster has recently won prizes at the East Coast Music Awards for best R&B/Soul recording and Blues recording of the year, including a cover of Sam Cooke’s classic A Change Is Gonna Come.

Wed, April 10th, The Vanguard


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