Esther Stephens & The Means

Overview

To a young lady somewhat uneducated in the realms of so-called ‘good music’, Esther Stephens & The Means promises to be an enlightening and educational night out. For those raised with parents kind enough to educate their children in a wide variety of music, Esther Stephens & The Means looks to be a night of finely tuned rhythm and beats, somewhat melancholy and somehow soul, funk, pop and jazz all at once.

For those that fall into neither category, Freida Margolis will be hosting the talented quartet at 7pm on Saturday 28 September, 2015. Supporting the band is Siobhan Leilani, who has a groovy, head bobbing vibe that encourages the awkward, yet loving mix of generations and genres.

Esther Stephens & The Means’ sound is of an expensive taste, with music that make you want to both swagger (God forbid) and lazily sway down the street. The band can be associated with some fine musical names such as Homebrew and Tama Waipara, which even a young lady brought up on old country music can recognise. The group has also supported a number of international acts in the US and Australia, Olivier Daysoul, Panama and Oddisee, to name a few.

Saturday night sounds like musical genres colliding with human daring. Tastes like Buco pizzas and smells like expensive wine or good beer, something that I hope most of us are well acquainted with.