Ric’s Big Backyard, Fortitude Valley 6th September. It’s Wednesday lunchtime at Bigsound and a near capacity crowd at Ric’s Big Backyard is bathing under a glorious bright blue sky. Brisbane’s spring is turning it on, though that brilliance will soon pale compared to what’s about to hit the stage. The Bigsound program describes Didirri as an alternative pop/folk artist. … [Read more...]
Didirri
Kardajala Kirridarra
The name means “Sand Hill Women” and refers to a mysterious bush woman from the sand hills of the Northern Territory desert. The music they create is a combination of traditional indigenous sounds and the latest technology as MC Kayla chimes in with her spoken word to give their sound a contemporary hip hop flavour. The end result is stunning. Sound Distractions caught up with … [Read more...]
Suicide Swans – Bigsound.
Laruche, Wednesday 6th September. The best thing that can ever happen to you at Bigsound is for someone to drag you into a venue to see a band of whom you know nothing. My mate is bursting with enthusiasm and assures me these guys are the real deal, a new Queensland band taking their musical cues somewhere between the Drive-By Truckers and Halfway. It’s enough to convince me … [Read more...]
Life Is Fine – Paul Kelly
My mate Asho, owner of the Footstomp label was so excited about Paul Kelly’s new album Life Is Fine that he wanted its release date to be declared a national holiday. Too right I say! The man is a national living treasure, or as Archie Roach put it so succinctly, he is our bard. But even Paul Kelly’s most ardent fans may have been feeling a little perplexed of late. Paul … [Read more...]
Toni Childs
It’s said that life isn’t about the destination, but the journey and in Toni Childs' case it’s been an extraordinary voyage of discovery that continues to evolve in the most unpredictable ways. As a recording artist Toni first broke through with her debut album Union in 1988, spawning hits like Don’t Walk Away and the irresistible Stop Your Fussin’. The album was produced by … [Read more...]