Formerly called Jodi Moore as a tribute to an acquaintance who didn't want the honour of seeing her name in the street press, The Stabs acquired their new name not long after starting to play irregular gigs at small Melbourne venues around 2003. They have the honour of clearing the 'Airport Lounge' at Monash Uni faster than any other lunchtime act, with only three diehards ending up braving the wall of noise for the whole set.
Storms through your ears and kicks the furniture around in your brain. Mad, sad and bad in a very good way
Frente! was an Australian alternative pop/rock group, formed in 1991. The lineup featured singer Angie Hart, founder and guitarist Simon Austin, bassist Tim O'Connor (later replaced by Bill McDonald), and drummer Mark Picton (later replaced by Alastair Barden). Frente! burst onto the Australian music charts with the singles "Ordinary Angels" and "Accidently Kelly Street" in 1992. Frente!'s debut album, Marvin the Album was also a success, going platinum in Australia.
Mick Turner is a musician and painter from Australia. Aside from his role as guitarist of The Dirty Three, and Tren Brothers with The Dirty Three's drummer, Jim White, he has released several records to his own name entitled: "Tren Phantasma" , "Marlan Rosa" , "Seven Angels" , "Moth" and "Blue Trees" . All of these album's artwork are painted by him as well as the Tren Brothers and most of the Dirty Three's album artwork too.
Darcy Francis Pimblett: Vocals. Guitar. Bass
James Heenan: Paino. Violin. Backing Vocals.
Cameron Potts: Drums. Violin. Three piece group currently writing a bunch of songs for a concept album inspired by the first circumnavigation of the world in 1522 by the Portugese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan. Have played so far in China. Malaysia and Taiwan with Tricky. Placebo. Liz Durrett. Toured China with Angie Hart and are set to tour New Zealand In late August:
DATES ARE:
Wellington. Thursday the 26th at Mighty Mighty