SoundBase Festival 2009: Acoustic Band Competition Finals

DESCRIPTION:

Of the excellent line-up for this year’s SoundBase festival, these ones are my favourites. All songs are originals written by the bands performing them.

David Shurr, one half of The Fruit Basket, was good for best individual performance, a prize he shared with Chris Martin of Pope George and the Cardinals. The latter let off the essential bravura landing them first prize. Ciosa Houlihan & Sherin Siew of 9 Maps (Yes, that’s 9 Maps) came in second and also walked away with best original song award for their ‘The Harder Times’. Awesome! Of Moths & Stars featuring Britons Christopher Dabbs and Nate Wisniewski had a visual presence which was just as awesome as the acoustic wall of sound they unleashed on their audience. Asked about his bionic dancing style, Nate was kind enough to share an intimate secret with me: the first 18 months of his life he spent as a plant; facing daily hardships like battling off bees and other airborne invaders. Poor thing.

PLAYLIST:

02. The Fruit Basket - Wide Awake
05. 9 Maps - The Harder Times
07. Of Moths & Stars - Never Get Old
09. Pope George and the Cardinals - We Know Better
11. FR - Change
12. Band 16 - Awesome Pipe

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