Alpine: ‘Just a beautiful mess’
By ANDREW DIXON Andrew Dixon interviewed Lou James from the Aussie six-piece group Alpine as they prepared for their new album Yuck to hit the shelves, and readied themselves for the global Foolish tour. Alpine pay more than just lip service to their cross-continental success. Their sound’s changed noticeably since their first full-length studio album, A is for Alpine, as have the group’s creative dynamics. “After touring with each...
Besto Mondo
By MELISSA WALSH When you’ve been in the music industry as long as Ross Wilson, doing a gig like The Besto Mondo Tour is more like fun than hard work. Ross and the original line-up of Mondo Rock will be back this year to take the stage by storm again on Saturday 22 August at The Palais. Off the back of rave reviews and sold out shows across the country last year, the iconic Australian rock band have announced a select season of...
Perry Keyes
By LACHLAN BRYAN When it comes to writing about the Australian experience, few songwriters are in the league of Paul Kelly. A couple spring to mind – Don Walker, for instance, in both his solo work and with Cold Chisel, and now Courtney Barnett, who has taken the world by storm recently with her tales of Melbourne inner-suburbia. Sydney’s Perry Keys is another who fits the bill, despite the fact he’s a little less famous than those...
Wendy and Jon Wade swing with style
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS The Mornington Winter Jazz Festival kicked off to a great start when Wendy and Jon Wade quartet delighted all with their swing Jazz set at God’s Kitchen recently, pulling in a packed house. Their polished and sophisticated sound comprised of Jon Wade on Hammond keyboard, Alex House on guitar, Peter Hodges drums, and Wendy Wade on vocals. The whole show was cultured and extremely enjoyable with that ‘pizazz’...
Extraordinary funk is cool man, Ismaila
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Born in Sierra Leone and singing tunes seeped in roots with combos of funk, blues and reggae thrown into the pot and in his words “I kinda get folky when I throw in acoustics”, is cool dude, Ismaila. Ismaila is a natural born showman with a showbiz persona going way, way back to his early growing years in Sierra Leone. Coming from comparatively well to do parents who owned a respectable food shop selling the...
Rob Papp
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Rob Papp wooed diners at eighteen 78 @ Brooklands in Tanti Ave, Mornington recently when he was their featured artist in Come Dine with Me A La Carte dinner during the Mornington Winter Jazz Festival. All guests were greeted with a complimentary glass of Champagne on arrival, which set the mood for the quality jazz being played. His ensemble aptly named Rob Papp and The Manhattan Trio comprised of Dale finch on...