THE 7TH MITCHELL CREEK ROCK’N’BLUES FEST ANNOUNCE 7 MORE ACTS AND A WARM UP GIG FOR 7/7!|MCK5096

4 May 2018

Kniki and the Beale

Team Utopia

Swamp Stompers

Urban Chiefs

The Hoochers

Brew'N The Blues

Matt Taylor and the Black Cat Bone

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On the Seventh of every month since February, the crew at Mitchell Creek have been announcing seven artists at a time. With a combination of emerging and established artists on each announcement the exciting is building for what is shaping up to be an amazing line up to celebrate their seventh year.

Added to the bill this month are:

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Matt Taylor and The Black Cat Bone, Brew’n The Blues, Urban Chiefs, Team Utopia, The Hootchers, Kniki and the Beale and Swamp Stompers.

These artists join Renee Geyer, Ross Wilson, The Backsliders, Jesse Redwing, Gerry Joe Weise, The Fumes, Cass Eager and the Velvet Rope, Justin Yap band, Geoff Achison and the Soul Diggers, Fiona O’Shea and the Passengers, Salt and Steel, That Red Head, Little Billy, BB Factory, Nicole Parker Brown and The Late Late Show, The Soul Men, a Blues Brothers Smoke Stack Rhino, Minnie Marks, Swamp Thing and Sunset Junkies.

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Over 150 musicians will take part in what has become a pilgrimage for music lovers all over Australian and New Zealand, who vow to return year after year to experience three unforgettable days of music, camping and multi-cultural foods and market stalls on 100 acres of breathtaking views, surrounded by untouched mountains in the beautiful Mary Valley in the Noosa Hinterland.

Each year the festival site becomes a mini township, fully equipped with arts and crafts, fashion, a myriad of cuisines to suit all tastes, a licensed bar, a secure kids area, bush volleyball and even a resident artist. (Brian Tisdale who is responsible for the awesome events posters).

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Kniki and the Beal

Mike Beale and KNiKi Saleeba already had blossoming careers as solo artists when they teamed up professionally in 2009. Based on either side of Australia this combustible, at times even competitive musical partnership creates songs and stories that reflect the nature of any relationship. Whether its music, work or a marriage, all relationships struggle to find a way to remain honest, to stay connected, to be genuine. And their music and lyrics provide a soundtrack to this struggle. At times a gentle melody at other times raucous and rambunctious.

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Team Utopia

Having gone through the necessary evolution and experimentation all the best bands go through, singer, songwriter and guitarist Dan Nebe can now proudly say, will you please welcome The Band – Team Utopia – lead guitarist Mick Bristow from The Pretty Fingers, bass player Amanda Emblem, notorious from her roles in Diva Demolition and Legless, and drummer Sue Kennet (ex-Never The Sane).

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Swamp Stompers

The Swamp Stompers play funky rock and blues with heavy grooves. Emerging from the dirty backwaters of Lismore (NSW) in 2012, the band sounds like the musical lovechild of John Butler Trio, Led Zeppelin, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Searing slide guitar, contrasting dual-lead vocals, catchy guitar riffs, and dubstep-inspired didgeridoo soundscapes give this original blues-rock band an irresistible flavour combination that will leave you with an insatiable hunger for more.

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Urban Chiefs

The Urban Chiefs are a Psyche - Blues - Stoner - Rock band from Tamworth NSW. Blake Saban (Guitars & Vox) and Glendon Finlay (Drumcussion) have been changing people's perspective of what a ‘band’ should look and sound like since 2009. The pairs huge sound is due to Blakes’ unique set up of playing his array of custom guitars through two guitar amps, a bass amp and an acoustic DI signal. Combine this with his powerhouse gravelly vocal stylings and Glendons’ tribal and at times frantic, percussive drum style and you have an Australian two piece like no other. There is so much happening on stage that often people are mistaken in thinking that the guys are using samples or pre-recorded material but everything you hear is being produced by the Chiefs as it happens!

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The Hoochers

The Hoochers have been a performing their unique style of raunchy, soulful, Funky blues for over 20 years. Featuring members of the BlueSkillet Rovers, these performers like to delve into various styles of music, this being their more serious approach to moving audiences, both emotionally and physically. Playing a variety of covers and original pieces the band comprises of a solid rhythm section, tasty electric guitar, raw Janis like vocals, the unique sounds of Blues Flute, Conga rhythms and an experienced horn section. These guys are bound to get you dancing!

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Brew'N The Blues

This Band “ BREW’N The BLUES “ are from Australia. They are a stunning and an incredible powerful band consisting of seven very talented musicians singers and dances. Their first big debut show was at Mitchell Creek Rock “n” Blues Festival 2017 in south east Queensland Australia. Since then the band have been performing constantly here at home on the Sunshine Coast.

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Matt Taylor and The Black Cat Bone

Blues legend Matt Taylor needs no introduction. His contribution to the Australian Blues is monumental. Recognised internationally for being a founder of the genre in Australia, Albert Collins said of him: "You play the blues, but it’s like no other blues I’ve ever heard in my life”. Indeed that unique style of the Blues has become part of the Australian psyche, embraced by our popular culture as early as 1971, when Mushroom Records released their first Number 1 hit, “Black & Blue” with Matt Taylor fronting “Chain”, a much in demand band he still performs with today with the guitar Legend, Phil Manning.

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