Live At The Lodge Vol. 1
Black Bear Lodge and Valley Heat Records present ‘Live At The Lodge’, a free monthly music showcase curated by VHR to bring their favourite local bands of a chosen theme together for a night of good vibes and mid-week mayhem.
The first instalment features local purveyors of reverb drenched surfbeat, garage, space punk and spaghetti psych with outta sight sounds from The Double Happiness, Die Rude, Marmaleene and the Moondusters and Catalina.
Come discover your new favourite local artist!
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THE DOUBLE HAPPINESS is two couples from Bris Vegas. Formed after some impromptu dancing at an Ups and Downs show at the Spiegeltent in 2015 the band have created a niche for those in love with both Twin Peaks and 1960’s TV sitcoms. Featuring members from a series of quirky named 1990s/2000s indie bands such as The Ripz, Splat Acrobat, The Crimson Cardigans, Box Canyon, Boo Tree, The Fugitive Microbes, Jiffy Squid, The Slacks and Vinyl, The Double Happiness is a labour of love.
Drawing on influences and favourites including Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood, Stereolab, The Go Betweens and Sonic Youth to name a few, their original set is a blend of City and Country, Surf and Sand, Brisbane and Bewitched. Totally Reverb-a-riff-ic!
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DIE RUDE
Since their explosive conception in 2009, Die Rude have emerged as the crazy horse of the Brisbane reggae and ska scene. Die Rude’s trademark sound comes from their ability to mix cool reggae chops with a blast of psychedelic dub and anarchic punk. Die Rude’s music draws influences from such musical luminaries as Iggy Pop and the Stooges, David Bowie, The Skatalites, Prince Buster and The Specials.
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MARMALEENE & THE MOONDUSTERS are a Brisbane 3-piece surfbeat rock band that incorporate a swinging cacophony of reverb drenched riffs, tiki garage exotica and spaghetti spy psychedelia. With their twangy guitar, swirling organ and pounding drums they combine to produce songs that are lively and guaranteed to keep any crowd dancing and entertained.
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CATALINA are creating vintage vibes for new ears… we’re seekers of sounds and soundscapes that come from another time but feel right for right now. We travel. We listen. We move… and we write music that has one foot on the beach, one foot on the pedal and we’re taking you with us into the desert tonight.
Our amps echo with reverb and our guitars shimmer and sparkle with jangle and bite. Our rhythms are deep and moving… adding layers of bedrock for our songs to build upon. Formed in Brisbane in early 2015 with a focus on song craft and musicianship, we have built an original set of songs that hook you in early and get you out on the floor ‘til late.