Blue Mountains’ blues rockers Sister Jane kick off a quickie tour tonight to promote their debut album Mercy.
This is really sexy stuff, the kind of music you’d expect to hear in some wild smoky bar where men get in fist fights over games of pool. There’s a little of The Doors circa Roadhouse Blues and a bit of Buffalo Springfield too. Put simply, this is the sort of music that they just don’t make any more.
The album’s amazing, but something tells me the energy kicks up a notch when Sister Jane takes the stage. And with many of these shows free, or close to them, there’s really no excuse. Do yourself a favour and put in an order for one of the vinyl copies of the album while you’re there. I imagine Mercy’s only going to sound better with that familiar record crackle thrown into the mix.
5 May 2011 – Phoenix Bar, Canberra (Free entry)
6 May 2011 – Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick (Free entry)
6 May 2011 – Pony, Melbourne (Late show at 2 am)
7 May 2011 – Old Bar, Fitzroy ($10 entry)
Image used with permission from Broken Stone Records