ANYBODY who attended Dashville Skyline last weekend knows Tori Forysth delivered one of the moments of the festival when she performed a rousing version of Audioslave’s Show Me How To Live.
While nobody could ever accuse Chris Cornell’s heavy rock outfit of ever delving into alt-country territory, their music left an important impression of Forysth.
The Kurri Kurri gothic country songstress revealed after her Saturday set that it was the first time she had performed the cover live and she credited Audioslave with making her fall even deeper in love with music.
“I’ve never been so nervous to sing a song but it’s an iconic moment I wanted to note,” Forsyth said.
“I also added a new song and gave a new energy to the songs I’ve been singing for four years, thanks to all the emotions that came with this Audioslave record.”
Meanwhile, Forsyth released a new video for Redemption last week, the third single taken from her debut album Dawn Of The Dark.
LEECE CROWING
IT was a massive weekend for Newcastle Americana artist Ben Leece.
Not only did the Sydney Roosters fan celebrate an NRL grand final victory by performing at Dashville Skyline, he was also riding high from winning the Sydney semi-final of the Listen Up Songwriting Festival for independent artists last Friday.
Leece beat Sydney’s Romi and Abbey Gardner to progress to the Australian final at Marrickville’s Factory Theatre on November 15.
NYE FOR KINDER
MAITLAND DJ sisters Briony and Savannah Osei, better known as Kinder, will ring in 2019 at New Year’s Eve In The Park in Sydney.
Victoria Park is hosting the festival, which also includes The Presets, Jungle Giants, Hayden James, Hot Dub Time Machine, The Thundamentals, Confidence Man and more.
ALL THAT GLITTERS
CANBERRA punk band Glitoris will bring their feminist message to the Lass O’Gowrie Hotel on November 24.
The all-female four-piece release their combative debut album, The Policy, on November 2 which promises to challenge misogyny and Western political apathy. The record was produced by Frenzal Rhomb frontman Jay Whalley.
MANE EVENT
ADELAIDE indie-pop artist Paige Court, aka Mane, has announced herself as one of most exciting new voices in Australian music over the past year with the single Chasing Butterflies.
Comparisons have even been made between her music and the explosive pop power of Lorde and Florence + The Machine.
Newcastle fans will have the chance to discover if Mane is worth the hype when she performs at the Cambridge Hotel on November 18 on the national tour to promote her latest single Save Yourself.
