Four of Brisbane’s best loved bands come together to help celebrate the landmark 50th birthday of community radio 4ZZZ.
Across two nights at The Cave Inn, classic Brisband Dream Poppies will perform their celebrated album Poppycock in its entirety, sharing the bill with We All Want To, Isis and Sarah Stockholm (in duo mode). All of these artists share rich and storied connections to 4ZZZ - from multiple songs appearing in Hot 100s, performing at Market Day events, featured songs in weekly charts and numerous on-air interviews - all adding up to a legacy of years of cherished support, recognition and love for the music.
DREAM POPPIES
During the guitar drenched decade that was 1990s Brisbane, the Dream Poppies created their own brand of indie pop, being variously described as "saccharine piss-take power pop", "edgy loud/quiet girly guitar pop" and "catchy melodic fuzz pop". The band released 6 EPs and an album, dominated the 4ZZZ Hot 100s, performed around Australia, toured the USA, enjoyed Triple J high rotation and shared more major national/international bills than can be counted. Recently, the band's discography has made its way to streaming/download platforms and the remastered Favourites compilation was released on vinyl in 2023. Since 2000, the band has performed only three times making these upcoming shows celebrating their album Poppycock and 4ZZZ’s 50th birthday even more special.
WE ALL WANT TO
Five adult humans from suburban Brisbane, making music since 2008, with 8 different band line-ups and a lot of different styles tried out for size, but finally settling on a strong male/female lead vocal attack with a big emphasis on the songwriting first and foremost. Singer Tim (from indie-rock-lifers Screamfeeder) has a big UK influence, having grown up there, and returned for a month of songwriting after being awarded the Grant McLennan Fellowship in 2016. Skye lives on a mountaintop, is scared of spiders and lives and writes with poetic and abstract edge. Bassist Ben is another Brisbane indie veteran, having been in Full Fathom Five amongst several others. Guitarist Arron is a jazz player. He isn't allowed to play his jazz chords, and instead uses WAWT as a channel to release his inner Mascis/Arm demon. Drummer Dan is an old punk guy from way back, now content to sit back and play songs under 150bpm for a change.
ISIS
Isis are a much-loved Brisbane band built around the core line-up of singer/songwriters Lucinda Shaw, Rozi Pizzey, Toni Lawson and multi-instrumentalist James Lees. Beginning in Brisbane in the 1990s, they blazed a trail throughout their home city and the nation, becoming known for their elaborately staged shows, genre-hopping music and the three lusciously entwined voices. Many of their songs addressed gender politics, feminism and queer sexuality. In their first incarnation, the band created four independent releases, performed at numerous festivals (including Brisbane Pride, Mardi Gras, Livid, Woodford), scored multiple positions in the 4ZZZ Hot 100 and secured an enduring and dedicated fanbase. More recently, the band has performed for Festival 2018, Brisbane Powerhouse, and The Zoo's 30th birthday (2022) and closing party (2024), celebrating both their best loved 90s songs as well as new, as-yet-unrecorded material.
SARAH STOCKHOLM
Sarah Stockholm fuses together 70s/80s post-punk and synth-pop with moody atmospherics to create dark and danceable electronica. Performing in rare duo mode Stockholm will lay bare her songs, scratching at the soft underbelly of deeply personal lyrics - sharp angles and cool lushness will way to sparse, haunting arrangements and Sarah’s arresting vocals. Sarah Stockholm released 2023 album Trace of Humanity to wide praise and strong community radio play from the likes of 4ZZZ and 3RRR in Melbourne. She has performed at iconic venues across Brisbane and a range of festivals include Queensland Cabaret Festival, Spark Festival and Sunlit Sounds.
Supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
