Combining forces for the first time, soul juggernaut Moreland City Soul Revue will join Buttered Loaf and King Canoe at Cross St (aka Merri Bek Bandroom) for a sublime Sunday evening of soul and groove.
Here’s a bit about your hosts:
MCSR – The Moreland City Soul Revue (MCSR) was conceived when founding members Jed Pickett (guitar) and Adrian Whitehead (Hammond organ) attended a protest rally at Trades Hall, and had the sudden realisation that the way to reach the masses was not through marching, but music. Applying the maxim ‘charity begins at home’ to protest, they investigated the local council, and discovered that they “needn’t worry about Moreland City, they know what they’re doing.” Using this for inspiration, they started the search for other musicians who would share their passion for accountability at all levels of government, similar to that they had found in their local area.
Their first port of call was the rhythm section Brothers, Tim (bass) and Sam (drums), who were quick to jump on board. They enlisted Jacob Cole (guitar). These three newcomers were excited about the potential of this group in promoting the community spirit that their council embodies.
What started out as a protest band, a vehicle to voice their concerns with the global political climate, took an interesting twist when they approached former Pornland front man and vocalist Slatty D, who pointed out “The people don’t want to hear about our disillusionment with the inadequacies of government, local or otherwise. What they really need is soul.” The MCSR was born!
BUTTERED LOAF – Renegades of rock, foragers of funk, doyennes of dub, rascals of roots, and sorcerers of soul, BUTTERED LOAF deliver performances of blistering, tone-bending musical thuggery that will blow beards, tickle moustaches, and tip food trucks for miles around. Hold on to your expensive miniature tacos, people, BUTTERED LOAF is an institution not to be overlooked. Featuring Sam Cope on keys (Blue King Brown, The Badloves), Yuri Pavlinov on bass (The Bamboos, The Cat Empire, Renee Geyer Band), Selwyn Cozens on drums (Ruby Jones Experience), Gideon Cozens on guitar (Jane Hillson and the Brunswick Troubadours) and Joe Greenway on sax (Spinning Rooms).
KING CANOE is a collaboration between 8 stalwarts of the Melbourne Soul and Reggae music scene. Focussing on all-original instrumental reggae, the band members have played with world’s biggest names from The Congos to Mavis Staples, Prince Alla to Maceo Parker and Syl Johnson and here at home with Midnight Oil, Gotye and The Cat Empire. Individually, the band members perform regularly as part of other Melbourne-based ensembles including The Putbacks, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, The Meltdown, Quarter Street, Yid, Mista Savona and The Red Eyes.
