FIRETAIL

Firetail is a new collaborative project created by Bassist and composer Jamie McElhinney (Ogopogo, 8 Foot Felix) An interchangeable collective of musicians bringing together influences from around the globe to create an ambient and groove based sound.

SLUDGE PARTY

The anti-heroes of swamp tango
​It's a bird, it's an egg, it's Sludge Party! the anti-heroes of swamp tango, ready to rip hearts out and replace them with musical cigars and shiny, cranky honk fuzz that tastes very fine, sweetly smokey, and reminiscent of your grandmas bottom drawer put through coffee grinder and sprinkled in the back carriage of the last train to...hang on. Its music for your ears, made with Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet and Percussion by 3 musicians who have come together to express their shared love of silly grooves, music concrete and cutting edge other worldly sounds.

THE MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA

Australia’s flagbearer for ska – that brassy, shuffling hybrid of calypso with rhythm and blues – this is a genuine ‘big band’ of 25 of Melbourne’s finest musicians. Master entertainers and a force to be reckoned with, every Melbourne Ska Orchestra show is a joyous, energetic and explosive experience. Winners of the 2019 ARIA Award for Best World Album and every inch professional, but this wild musical juggernaut never loses their sense of fun on stage.