Photo: APEman – Cassidy Cloupet APEman: Live at Yonder Festival, Mary Valley, 28 November 2019 APEman, aka Daniel Coyne-Watego, has been an important fixture in Brisbane’s hip-hop community for several years now. Since his first release, “Fetal Dreams” in 2015 he’s put out the EPs “NEK LVL” in 2017 and “MYTHOS” in 2018, along with a string of singles. …
Photos: Chakra Efendi – Kalem Horn Beddy Rays – Scott Mercer Chakra Efendi: Live at Yonder Festival, Mary Valley, 28 November 2019 Chakra Efendi grew up between Nambour on the Sunshine Coast and Indonesia, drawing inspiration from their mother’s appreciation of post-punk and their father’s passion for hip-hop and EDM. Barely out of their teens, they’ve been remarkably prolific, …
Photo: Timi Temple – Scott Mercer Timi Temple: Live at Greaser, Fortitude Valley, 21 November 2019 Timi Timple is a committed DIY musician who runs his own ship and puts out a consistent string of releases from his home base in Sydney. Since 2017 he has released the “PHUZZ BOY EP” and a dozen singles, the latest of which, “Fa-Fa-Fading” …
Photo: Kenta Hayashi – Cody Wood Kenta Hayashi: Live at Yonder Festival, Mary Valley, 30 November 2019 Japanese multi-instrumentalist and self-described “loop pedal ninja” Kenta Hayashi moved from Gifu, Japan, to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and formed the funk band Four Minutes Til Midnight. In the past ten years he has built up a solo career touring …
Photo: Cigány Weaver – Lauren Crabbe Cigány Weaver: Live at Yonder Festival, Mary Valley, 29 November 2019 Brisbane-based Romani-style jazz ensemble Cigány Weaver have been working hard to win over audiences with their spectacular live shows for several years now, including spots at the Woodford Folk Festival, Caloundra Music Festival and MONA’s Dark Mofo. The band’s debut, self-titled EP was …
