Sonic Masala Fest

Ep 340 – Israeli Chicks

  Israeli Chicks: Live at Crowbar, Fortitude Valley, 1 November 2019 Contrary to their name, Israeli Chicks are actually a group of men from Byron Bay. With Sam Love on vocals and bass, Zar Harper on guitar and Louie O’Riordan on drums, the trio started off as housemates before forming a band and playing their first gig in 2016. The […]

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Ep 338 – Premium Fantasy

Photo:Premium Fantasy – Zo Damage Premium Fantasy: Live at Sonic Masala Fest, Greenslopes Bowls Club, 17 August 2019 Premium Fantasy are a Melbourne-based duo comprising Zü Hunting and James Payne, who both operate keyboards, drum machines and various pedals to make their music. The band’s first recordings were made in Berlin in 2012. In more recent years they have become

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Ep 322 – Olivia’s World and Strange Seed

Photos: Olivia’s World – Robbie Atkin Strange Seed – Bush Frog Collective Olivia’s World: Live at Sonic Masala Fest, Greenslopes Bowls Club, 17 August 2019 Olivia’s World is the project of Alice Rezende, formerly of beloved Brisbane bands Go Violets and Tempura Nights. Moving to Vancouver in 2017, Rezende first named the band “Invisible Girl”, with partner Joe Saxby from

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Ep 318 – Thistle and Michael Beach & The Artists

Photo: Thistle – Kalee Claire Michael Beach & The Artists – Jesse Davis Thistle: Live at The Bearded Lady, West End, 22 August 2019 Thistle are a Brisbane trio made up of Kassie Sofia on guitar and vocals, Caroline “Canna” Townsend on bass and Joe Teague on drums. As you’ll hear in this set, they celebrated their first anniversary as

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Ep 312 – BLUSSH and Lucinda R.

Photo: BLUSSH – Mark Thorp BLUSSH: Live at Sonic Masala Fest, Greenslopes Bowls Club, 17 August 2019 Brisbane band BLUSSH formed in late 2018 with singer/guitarist Kelly Schinkel recruiting her sister Stacey on bass and Sophia De Marco on drums. Over the next twelve months they undertook a relentless campaign of live gigs, quickly earning a reputation as one of

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Ep 311 – Married Man and Life Strike

Photos: Married Man – Mark Gibbons Life Strike – Mark Skelton Married Man: Live at Sonic Masala Fest, Greenslopes Bowls Club, 17 August 2019 Married Man began life as the solo project of Sydney musician Sarafina Pea, expanding in 2017 with the addition of bassist Kim Sukit and drummer Marnie Vaughn. A double A-side 7″, “Meet Me At Penn Station/Clear

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