This week we’ve got two huge gigs on the line. Good Morning will be playing Theatre Royal Castlemaine this Friday August 25. Good Morning are a two-piece recording project featuring Melbourne blokes Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons. These cheerily brisk lads have released two incredible EPs thus far, Shawcross and Glory. Their breeziest tune, Warned You,exhibits those catchy hooks that will be stuck in your head. The overall gentle, low-key instrumentations might remind you of Mac DeMarco. Self-described “alternative drunk pop jazz” The Shifters and four-piece Baby Blue will be on support duties. The show goes down at 8pm and tickets cost $12.25. Head to theatreroyalcastlemaine.oztix.com.au to get them. You can check out their stuff on Bandcamp or triple j Unearthed before you head down. The only thing you need to ensure is minors will be permitted only with a legal guardian who’s over the age of 25.
Speaking of triple J Unearthed, looks like we got a winner for 2017 triple j Unearthed High. Congratulations to Arno Faraji who has officially been named the winner of this year’s comp. The 17-year-old musician from Shenton College, Perth also produced his massive hip hop tune Destiny’s. Fun fact: He wrote and produced the song in only three days. He beat more than 1000 entrants, so you know this guy really is special. Triple j Unearthed High winners keep getting better and better each year, from Mosquito Coast, Asta, Japanese Wallpaper, Gretta Ray to newest squad member, Arno Faraji. Well deserved.
Four-piece pop-rock band from Brisbane, The Jungle Giants are heading to Melbourne this Saturday August 26 for a special U18 show. Their new album Quiet Ferocity, may just be their slickest and most instrumentally aggressive yet, featuring singles On Your Way Down and Feel The Way I Do, which reached #14 most played track on triple j this year. They have played festivals including Groovin’ The Moo, and toured cities like Los Angeles, New York, Singapore and Jakarta. The band have supported acts from Last Dinosaurs to Two Door Cinema Club and The Vaccines. The Jungle Giants will also bring Lastlings and Heaps Good Friends along. W Magazine named Lastlings as Australia’s next big cult pop act with their latest EP release Verses, showcasing hypnotic tunes that are based around synth-pop. Meanwhile, Heaps Good Friends have just released two tunes so far, and you can check them out on Spotify or triple j Unearthed. This gig goes down at The Croxton Bandroom at 1pm. You can get tickets on thecroxton.oztix.com.au.
