We’ve all heard the collective frustration of artists who say it’s so difficult to break into the industry. Now Alex Lahey and Gordi are doing something about with the launch of their live music initiative, Over Our Dead Body.
“We keep hearing the same thing – it’s harder than ever to break artists in Australia at the moment. Triple J’s Australian Artist Survey showed that nearly half of all Australian artists have thought about quitting the industry in the last few years, in part because there aren’t enough opportunities to perform. So, we started thinking – what can more established artists do to help lift up emerging artists?” the pair said.
Every Wednesday night leading up to Christmas you can enjoy artist-curated residency events at Shotkickers in Naarm/Melbourne. Here’s the full line-up; get out and support these artists and this cool initiative if you can:
6 December 2023 – June Jones, Katie Dey, The Vovos (curated by Georgia Maq)
13 December 2023 – Pisco Sour, Obscura Hail, Leo (curated by Gordi)
20 December 2023 – The Belair Lip Bombs, Eaglemont, Harris (curated by Alex Lahey)