Melbourne Ska Orchestra: Live at The Triffid, Newstead, 29 February 2020 At any given time, the Melbourne Ska Orchestra boasts up to 34 members, including bandleader and ex-member of the John Butler Trio, Nicky Bomba. In this year of our lord 2023, the Melbourne Ska Orchestra is celebrating their 20th birthday with the compilation album ’20 Year Young’ and a …
Ruby Gilbert: Live at the Yonder Festival Speigeltent, Mary Valley, 27 November 2021. Ruby Gilbert is a Meanjin-Brisbane based singer-songwriter with a strong association with the Australian country and rock music scene, regularly playing a range of events from BIGSOUND to the Tamworth Country Music Festival. She’s released four singles and one EP – 2018’s ‘Dearly Beloved’ Often described …
Splat Acrobat: Live at the Triffid, Newstead, 2 May 2022. Splat Acrobat are a Meanjin-Brisbane alternative rock outfit who officially broke up in late 1993 when Pete Fergusson moved to Townsville, but on a few rare occasions since they’ve got together again for a gig or two. The Splats were famous from their conception in early 1990 til their …
Sahara Beck: Live at the Yonder Festival Speigeltent, Mary Valley, 27 November 2021 Sunshine Coast indie-pop artist Sahara Beck is a genre chameleon whose star is well and truly on the rise. Now managed by Secret Sounds, aka the folks behind Splendour in the Grass, Beck is poised to break into the mainstream consciousness after building up 8 …
Total Pace: Live at the Zoo, Fortitude Valley, 9 December 2022 Just another four-part Frankenband from Meanjin? No. With their powers combined, Branko Cosic (Tape/Off, Gold Stars), Luke Henery (Violent Soho), Simon Ridley (DZ Deathrays, Velociraptor) and Mathew Somers (I Heart Hiroshima) are TOTAL PACE. When they’re not chugging away at their own brand of DIY punk, they’re …
WHALEHOUSE & GUNK: Live at Netherworld, Fortitude Valley, 30 October 2022 This is episode 414 of Live Delay and we’re featuring two sets from two Meanjin punk rock legends -WHALEHOUSE and GUNK- both one word; all caps. This recording was taken at a special reunion Halloween party held in honour of GUNK on the 30th of October in 2022. WHALEHOUSE …
