The Teskey Brothers tore up last year\u2019s Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) with their old-school Motown infused set and now the Walker brothers have arrived.<\/p>\n
After gathering a mass following on the Gold Coast where they were born, brothers Tane and Soren Walker made the move to Melbourne where band The Cool Calm was born.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe formed the band in 2016 with our bassist Aiden McMillan and drummer Anthony \u2018Shorty\u2019 Murray. We did our thing up and down the East Coast but there\u2019s only so far you can go whereas Melbourne is the catalyst for live music,\u201d Tane said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a million things going on and we needed to a part of something bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a sound self-described as influenced by \u201cboozy all-night jam sessions and years spent worshipping at the altar of neo-soul greats, the blues fire breathers, dub-plate masters and hiphop moguls\u201d, the boys are ready to wow audiences at QMF.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t wait, it\u2019s going to be a lot of fun. None of us have been before apart from our drummer, he plays for a couple of bands. We\u2019re excited to just see it and come along,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Tane said they love performing live, having recently opened for Dan Sultan\u2019s sold out Australian tour as well as the Red Deer Festival in QLD with a debut album set for release.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love live gigs because it\u2019s always nice to hear feedback about your music, if you can get the people moving and singing along to something you\u2019ve written what\u2019s more fun than that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great validation when people are asking for more and enjoy what you\u2019ve done. Of course, we like a beer and people so there\u2019s that side to it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Playing over the two days, Tane said they band was staying for the entirety of the weekend and was looking forward to soaking up the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe enjoy meeting the bands and hanging out with everyone, we\u2019re massive music fans. It\u2019s quiet nerve wracking. I\u2019d heard about QMF but didn\u2019t understand the gravity of it and how big and developed it is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so many artists that influence us. A couple that have been instrumental in forming our sound is G. Love & Special sauce, that\u2019s where I got my flow from; I like Sublime but it\u2019s such an eclectic mix including Lauren Hill, hip-hop, RnB, Bob Marley and then the soul stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
To get tickets and see the full program, head to qmf.net.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Teskey Brothers tore up last year\u2019s Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) with their old-school Motown infused set and now the Walker brothers have arrived. After gathering a mass following on the Gold Coast where they were born, brothers Tane and Soren Walker made the move to Melbourne where band The Cool Calm was born. \u201cWe […]<\/p>\n