SILO #4 – Major Leagues, Grace Turner and Sacred Blue

11 January 2019 – The Foundry

The guys from Grain are getting very good at selected great acts for a great night out – Against the Grain festival was an eclectic line up of established and up and coming bands and their SILO nights are using the same formula.

The 4th instalment of the SILO nights grouped the very welcome return of Major Leagues with Grace Turner and Sacred Blue.

Sacred Blue have just released new music to the world (Spring – check it out on their Bandcamp). Their music is beautiful ambient shoegaze style and this was a great start to the night.

Sacred Blue – Grain SILO #4 – Photo Bec Harbour

Grace Turner and her band are one of the hardest working acts around (or are at least stretching themselves thin) as they took off after their slot to play Grow Your Own festival. From Newcastle, the flow of bands from Newcastle playing in Brisbane is increasing and Brisbane is loving it. I also love that Grace plays a Flying V. Her brand of jangly indie pop was a great segue-way to from Sacred Blue to Major Leagues.

Grace Turner – Grain SILO #4 – Photo Bec Harbour

I have photographed Jaimee in her other project Pool Shop several times last year and was very much looking forward to seeing and photographing Major Leagues. Major Leagues are a happy power pop quartet (if you love stuff like Best Coast, Throwing Muses or Belly these guys are for you). The ease of style and not missing a beat (except when Vlada lost an earring!) made for a set that went all too quick (they are supporting Snail Mail so if you have tickets to that you are in for a treat).

All these artists have Bandcamp sites – check them out below: