I just caught the end of a section on world’s end press, speaker tv channel 31 Friday night. This band is fully incredible, and adorable. I started paying attention because Ellie Little was raving about them, and let me tell you her raving was completely justified.

The bass player is one of the grooviest musicians in the whole world, ever.

Their sound is kind of eighties funk but also a reinvention, as the best revisit would be.

I’ve seen them play the workers club, and also that phenomenally strange Anytime Place gig where gray just kept letting people in, even though she really shouldn’t have.

Look the point is they’re going to be huge, see them while you still can afford it..

Can i find a video to put here.. let me look..

Links

Here’s the video from Speaker TV, Channel 31

Here’s their facebook page.

I’ve seen this bunch of diehard jazz freaks play a few times now: at the Village in Edinburgh Gardens, supporting the inimitable Bohjass at the Northcote Social Club.. and now headlining at the East Brunswick. And each time i see them, i love them even more.

Such brilliant musicianship, such joyful playing, such contained energy in the singing. It’s modern Northcote music that draws on the traditional jazz styles of the 30’s and 40’s. Songs of love.. songs about the chicken truck that goes up High Street late at night.

My dad was mad for a bit of trad jazz, and i think he would have approved of this crowd as well. Read the rest of this entry »