FEATURING: FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK – EX OLYMPIAN – deborahN – MICK DOG

Freya Josephine Hollick

Freya Josephine Hollick’s brand-new album The Real World is out now through Cheersquad Records & Tapes.  

After a tumultuous gestation, Freya Josephine Hollick delivers The Real World her most accomplished studio work to date, loaded with high rotation singles, soul bearing spirituality and an idiosyncratic take on the alternative country form.   

 Back in the before times, Freya travelled to the Californian desert to record at the famed studio Rancho de la Luna with Lucinda Williams’ band Buick 6 and renowned guitarist Greg Leisz (Eric Clapton, Beck, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris et al). The resulting sessions were brought back and then shaped with her Australian band through the ebbs, flows and challenges of the pandemic years.  

Ex Olympian

The Afterlife. What comes next?  Ex-Olympian is the new musical vessel for Liam McGorry - songwriter and musician for bands such as Saskwatch and Dorsal Fins. Named after the neon sign that adorns ‘Borsari’s Corner’ in Melbourne’s Lygon St, Ex-Olympian reflects the times we all need to shift things forward into a new phase. His debut record Afterlife saw McGorry received additions across Double J and national community radio play from 2SER, RRR, FBi, PBS, 4ZZZ and RTR. 

deborahN

Deborah Lowah Clark is a proud Meriam Torres Strait Islander. Born on Wadawurrung Country, deborah expresses the social justice issues of the Australian landscape through her music giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and culture a space to be seen and heard.   

deborahN (aka Deb Lowah Clark) is a singer-songwriter whose music and sounds envelop the audience in smooth tones that embrace an eclectic indie rock, folk, soul, gospel and Indigenous RnB style. Her original songs tell stories of life, while covers sung give listeners a reminder of songs that paved life’s path. This musical experience gives audiences a unique view of life from Deb’s perspective. 

Mick Dog

Mick Trembath is a fingerpicking guitarist who works entirely in open tunings. Over 35 years he’s played in 11-piece Ska bands in Korea, released albums with Iranian kamancheh players, recorded podcasts for radio stations in St Petersburg on the history of Australian music and recently worked a session player for the emerging country music scene in China. Usually known for playing jazz and blues, in 2022 Mick started writing new original material for the first time in a decade and is currently involving in a number project ranging from 70’s pop to more ambient and experimental works.   

FOODIES

Bean Me Up Espresso – Boost Juice – The Dumpling Man – Garden Bar – Great Western BBQ Shack – Grill Your Hunger – Kitchen Chameleon – Luigi’s Gelato – Vato’s Burritos