Tag: The Southern River Band

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The Southern River Band Rocks Out With “Streets Don’t Lie”

The rumours of the death of Aussie rock have been greatly exaggerated. The Southern River Band show the genre is still alive and kicking with their ball-tearing new single “Streets Don’t Lie.” With confident-bordering-on-cocky vocals, big old guitar riffs, and a chorus that makes you want to punch your fist in the air, this one ticks all the boxes.

“Do you ever wonder what happened to the people you went to school with that were, ah… ‘disciplinarily challenged’? Well this song takes a deeper look at how it may or may not have panned out for them, with the names removed to protect the guilty. Why? Cos The Streets Don’t Lie,” the band said of the song’s inspiration.

You just know these guys are going to sound even better in a crowded pub with a sticky floor, so make sure you don’t miss their upcoming national tour. It all kicks off next week and takes in the following dates:

7 May 2023 – High Voltage, Walyalup/Fremantle
19 May 2023 – Indian Ocean Hotel, Noongar Country/Scarborough
20 May 2023 – Albies, Undalup/Busselton
27 May 2023 – Gosnells Hotel, Beeloo Country/Gosnells
8 June 2023 – The Vanguard, Eora/Sydney
9 June 2023 – Brunswick Ballroom, Naarm/Melbourne
10 June 2023 – The Zoo, Meeanjin/Brisbane

Image used with permission from beehive; credit: Emanuel Rudnicki

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

The Southern River Band Release “Modern Romance”, Old-School Rock for the Digital Age

Their new track might be called “Modern Romance’, but Perth five-piece The Southern River Band are delightfully old school. If you love your rock and roll served neat like a good whiskey, this will be right up your alley.

“Modern Romance is about exactly that, traversing the already murky waters of love in the digital age,” explained the band’s frontman, Cal Kramer. “It’s pretty easy to sorta create a facade on the internet, so you never really know what’s going on, or how many people someone has on the go at one time, but if someone just all of a sudden stops talking to you completely, you can bet it’s more than just you! You hit unfollow, and thus, the circle of life and love continues.”

Having won the Western Australian Music Awards rock band of the year title in 2021, it’s time that the rest of Australia discovered what these guys can do.

Image used with permission from Beehive PR; credit: Greg Lewis