Have a beer and nail that tough level on Donkey Kong or madly punch those pinball flippers to the soundtrack of top-shelf live music.

Mr. Maps are an instrumental rock band, known for their monumental compositions and captivating live shows. From 2007 to 2015, two critically acclaimed releases and countless shows earned them a legendary status which has lingered despite their retreat into obscurity. In 2022 Mr. Maps returned to stages after a 6-year hiatus.

Combining guitars, bass, and drums with keys and cello, the compositions are intricate and carefully sculpted, taking inspiration from the worlds of angular math-rock, motoric post-minimalism, and cinematic post-rock.

“Every song is its own being, a living, breathing beast that lives on well after the last perfectly-timed note chimes out… how these guys aren’t the toast of Australian music is beyond comprehension.” – Brendan Telford, themusic.com.au

What do you get when three High School Teachers armed with a microphone, a keyboard, a drum kit have a chat about alternative music influences in the staff room? A Primal Scream-esque rave floor filler, that’s what. Ruffled Feathers have only been around for just over a year, but their sounds are A+. No need for any hard markers in the crowd for this one.