With filthy, fuzzy guitar lines, frenetic drums and vocals scraped straight from the ashtray, it’s the sort of raw music the early country blues guys might have come up with if they’d coincided with the Stooges or the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. – CLASSIC ROCK/LOUDER
Fri. March 29 – The BassoFri. April 12 – Rodney’s Bait and TackleSat. April 13 – Metro City support to Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul Thurs. April 25 – Anzac Day Legacy Blues ConcertSat. May 4 – Indian Ocean Hotel Bar ScarboroughSat. May 11 – The Back LotFri. May 31 – Mojos Bar – […]
Indiana’s Freddy J is the Midwest’s answer to Billy Gibbons: blues-soaked guitar, scruffy vocal, red beard and all. But Freddy is way fonder of the slide and he fills up his solo spot with a sample of that sweet-sounding stuff. – SOMETHING ELSE
It’s like the 1970s grew up, started shaving and finally got some action. Welcome to Riff City, kid. – I-94 BAR HERE
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Garagey but not grungey, power-poppy but not cheesy, muddy but not sludgy, blues-respecting but not formulaic, trippy but not spacey, Datura4 is carving out their own niche and clearly incorporate their many influences but, refreshingly, keep them as just that – influences which contribute to the greater Datura4 sound. – GET READY TO ROCK
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Datura4 are lead by Fremantle native Dom Mariani, who’s been a linchpin of Aussie underground rock for the past 40 years with bands like The Go-Starts, The Stems, The Someloves, DM3 and The DomNicks (with former Cortinas and Clash guitarist Nick Shepard). Usually to be found trading in Beatley powerpop and Nuggets-era psych, with Datura4 Dom […]