Just like I thought as few words as possible should be said about the new Hiatus Kaiyote album Choose Your Weapon in order to do the music and its makers justice, I think the less words said about Hiatus Kaiyote’s live show at Brisbane’s Woolly Mammoth, the better. To experience is the goal. Early in their set during ‘Shaolin Monk… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote Dropping You Into It
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Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
The less words said about Haitus Kaiyote’s new album Choose Your Weapon, the better really. And I say that with the greatest of respect for Hiatus Kaiyote, their music and their artistry. Listening, hearing and experiencing this one-of-a-kind music is what needs to happen instead. If I must use words I’ll start with the short… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
Richard Bona: “Music is The Real School of Life”
If you love the sounds of jazz, blues, funk, West African rhythms, flamenco, salsa, bossa and the other diverse musical flavours of the world and you’re not already well acquainted with the vast body of music of Richard Bona, now is the time. His very long list of collaborators and fans include Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Bobby… Continue reading Richard Bona: “Music is The Real School of Life”
Future-Soul Artist Wallace Releases ‘Vinyl Skip’
New Zealand Music Month has just begun. About the same time last week Beaver was praising the unique sounds of music coming out of Aotearoa (New Zealand) in recent decades – a promising, young New Zealand-born “future soul” artist named Wallace was digitally-releasing her debut single Vinyl Skip. Wallace Gollan is a jazz-trained singer/songwriter who cites NGAIIRE, Georgia… Continue reading Future-Soul Artist Wallace Releases ‘Vinyl Skip’
Bluesfest 2015 – Nothing But The Euphoric Funk
Five festival days of performances by 89 international and Australian acts at Byron Bay Bluesfest ended for me with three hours at the main stage frontline having what felt like the most euphoric live music experience of my lifetime. I was, of course, in the company of George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. With the greatest of… Continue reading Bluesfest 2015 – Nothing But The Euphoric Funk
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Givin’ Up The Funk Live In Sydney
Any cats or kitties out there whippin or wailin and jumpin up and down tellin each other who the greatest contemporary funk cats in the world are can just zip it. Those cats are George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic collective, of course. I knew it a while back when the gift of the new… Continue reading George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Givin’ Up The Funk Live In Sydney
Trinity Roots: Citizen Tour Australia 2015
Direct from playing in their homeland of Aotearoa to a crowd of many thousands of loyal fans at WOMAD New Zealand, Trinity Roots have finally blessed Australia with their first-ever Australian tour. The very special bonus prize for people at all those shows was the chance to hear live and take home the long-awaited, fresh-off-the-press… Continue reading Trinity Roots: Citizen Tour Australia 2015
WOMADelaide 2015: Nourishment Forever-After
Oh WOMADelaide, how I long to be back in your nourishing arms. You came again and gave the people four days and nights of awesomely-diverse arts, culture and music from around the world under sunshine and shady trees in Adelaide’s Botanic Park. You created the space for a vibrant community of friendly, conscious, arts-loving people… Continue reading WOMADelaide 2015: Nourishment Forever-After
The Cactus Channel – Wooden Boy
Fancy the feeling of being inside an awesome spy-action film? If so then Wooden Boy, the second album from Melbourne’s 10-piece instrumental soul group The Cactus Channel, is one you’ll want in your music collection. Can I describe the music on Wooden Boy to you? Sure I can, but I won’t. Because I can’t do… Continue reading The Cactus Channel – Wooden Boy
Soulfest 2015 – The Second Coming
Soulfest arrived last year, promoted as ‘Australia’s First Annual Neo Soul, Jazz & Hip Hop Festival’. Some teething problems in its inaugural year left people wondering whether there would be a second Soulfest in 2015. Most who experienced Soulfest 2014 were hoping the festival would come again. Because despite those initial teething problems, Soulfest had delivered to… Continue reading Soulfest 2015 – The Second Coming