The Courier-Mail Loud in the Valley
Vulgar Cheesy Frock!
Monsieur Camembert, VulgarGrad and Frock
It’s not hard to understand why triple ARIA Award-winning group, Monsieur Camembert have been at the forefront of Australia’s GYPROCK scene for the past eight years. Described as theatrical, irreverent, virtuosic and irrepressibly talented, Monsieur Camembert is truly a force of nature so bring your dancing shoes, this music is irresistible.
“Probably the most entertaining band in the universe. Ever.” - Drum Media
VulgarGrad interprets old songs of the Russian thieves with punk classics of the Perestroika era and a strong dose of contemporary St. Petersburg swearing ska. Legend of stage and screen, Jacek Koman (The Secret Life of Us, Moulin Rouge) is the genial but vengeful front man backed by a gang of Australia's most illustrious ex-cons drawn from bands such as The Ennio Morricone Experience and Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen. It's vodka-fuelled oompah swing ska punk-gulag - style.
"These guys are enough to make you sell your dog to get a ticket." - The Age
Frock’s new album The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost recasts the music of Don Walker, Neil Finn and Nick Cave. Don Walker’s gift for storytelling, Neil Finn's unique and subtle harmonic language and Nick Cave's murky gothic are the perfect vehicles for the orchestral possibilities of a group with three chordal instruments and a virtuosic ability to improvise.
Presented by Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane City Council and The Courier-Mail.
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JOAO RABELLO
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SAT 25 JULY
FOURPLAY STRING QUARTET
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JACK LADDER / TOM COONEY / ROSS MCLENNAN AND THE NEW WORLD SYMPATHETIQUE
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KIMMO POHJONEN / IIRO RANTALA NEW TRIO
