As part of WA/foundation day/WAMI the state government are hosting the State of the Art festival. All Western Australian acts and it’s a seriously great line up for just $20. 11 hours of music. See you there!
For the full list of artists playing at your festival please see http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/32622/State-of-the-Art-set-times
Here’s my list of bands, an example of their songs in YouTube and my snippet reviews.
Riverside Outdoor Stage
12.00-1.00pm Ruby Boots
1.30-2.30pm Emperors
3.00-4.00pm Steve Parkin
4.30-5.30pm Ghost Hotel
6.00-7.00pm Felicity Groom
7.30-8.30pm Sugar Army
9.00-10.00pm Abbe May
10.20-11.00pm Novocaines
St Georges Terrace Outdoor Stage
12.30-1.30pm Sunshine Brothers
2.00-3.00pm Carus Thompson
3.30-4.30pm Sonpsilo Circus
5.00-6.00pm Split Seconds
6.30-7.30pm San Cisco
8.00-9.00pm Brow Horn Orchestra
9.30-10.30pm Boom! Bap! Pow!
Ruby Boots
Wise Up – Love this song. Ruby has been getting around for a while making folk country songs.
Emperors
Be Ready When I Say Go – I really like the style of these guys. Solid rock music.
Steve Parkin
Sun Stealer – Not a bad indie rock song. Haven’t heard much of his other stuff.
The Ghost Hotel
Take me home – Haven’t heard much of these guys. Nice bluesy sound happening though. Vocals are a little weak.
Felicity Groom
Siren Song – Dark and sulty sounds. Flick plays more live music than just about anyone out there in Perth.
Sugar Army
Tongues in Cheeks – Totally catchy song. Haven’t heard much of their other stuff. Indie rock type sound.
Abbe May
Mammalian Locomotion – Dark, brooding with some awesome bass sounds. Rocking. House mate may have a massive crush on her.
The Novocaines
Cup of Coffee – Got a bit of a british short fast loud thing going on.
Sunshine Brothers
Something Special – Got a bit of a Brow Horn like instrumental feel but much cruisier.
Carus Thompson
Dancing With The Wind – Folk/roots style.
Sonpsilo Circus
Silverspoon – Another band that I kind of feel has a british rock sound. This one a lot more chilled out.
Split Seconds
All You Gotta Do – Really liked these guys since I found them on JJJ Unearthed. Indie is about as good as I can
describe them. Great song.
San Cisco
Rocket Ship – These young ‘uns get better and better every time I see them. Multiple great songs.
Brow Horn Orchestra
Don’t You Wanna Sing Forever? – WAMI film clip of the year last year. Great band to get up and dance to
even if I still miss Emcee Rezide.
Boom! Bap! Pow!
No Pleasin’ – These guys missed their soul era but they somehow make it work in today’s world.
Think there are better songs that I should have picked? Send your recommendations my way by leaving a comment below