New Weird Australia - The Sound Of Young Canberra

New Weird Australia & Octopus Pi present
The Sound Of Young Canberra:

SAVAGES, KASHA and REUBEN INGALL
+ DJ Shoeb Ahmad, Visuals by Eightfilters

Thursday 19 May 2011
FBi Social, Kings Cross Hotel, 248 William Street
Doors 8pm, Tickets $10 on the door

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New Weird Australia & Octopus pi present the second in a series of live events at FBi Social in Kings Cross on Thursday 19th May 2011, titled ' The Sound Of Young Canberra'.

The night takes it cue from New Weird Australia's compilation of the same name, released late last year, and featuring some of the finest eclectic and experimental music being made in the oft-maligned capital.

Headlining the night in their debut Sydney appearance are Savages - evolving out of the renowned Canberra act Spartak, and featuring a fine pedigree of artists - including Hellosquare label boss Shoeb Ahmad (guitars and vocals); his fellow Spartak bandmate, Evan Dorrian (nord, vocals, percussion), along with Matt Lustri (bass) and John Wilton (drums).

Canberra four-piece Kasha were one of the stand-out artists from the The Sound Of Young Canberra compilation, reworking the traditional notion of rock music, fusing tension, repetition and experimentation into their sound. Their recent 7" single was released on Hellosquare, recorded and mixed by Casey Rice (Dirty Three, Pikelet).

Influenced by the likes of Fennesz and Xiu Xiu, show opener Rueben Ingall processes vocals and guitar through purpose-built patches to create a beautifully idiosyncratic melee of sound.

Savages' Shoeb Ahmad also pitches up the turntables to DJ for the night, and there are visuals from local crew Eightfilters.

Doors 8pm. Tickets $10 on the door. New Weird Australia at FBi Social (Kings Cross Hotel) is the second in an ongoing monthly series - for updates of other events in the series, visit newweirdaustralia.com.