Nikko/Screens/Big Dead

Setting a precedent for change are three of Brisbane’s finest in post-rock: Nikko, Screens and Big Dead.
Kirstie Sequitin
June 25, 2011

Overview

The music scene in Brisbane needs changing – lately it seems like everyone’s just going to gigs just for the sake of getting extremely tanked and checking in to Woodland on Facebook. Sorry, what was that band you saw on Friday night? You can’t remember their name? For some reason I’m not surprised…

Setting a precedent for change are three of Brisbane’s finest in post-rock: Nikko, Screens and Big Dead. To give a brief rundown – Nikko are one of Brisbane’s finest acts, having formed in 2005, developing and maintaining a strong presence in the Brisbane music scene. Having released their debut album The Warm Side in 2010, the group are currently working on a follow-up release. Screens are a five-piece that make ambient progressive post-rock soundscapes, complemented live by unique visuals controlled by an unseen sixth member. Big Dead have just finished independently recording their first EP titled A Very Short Story, a compilation of material created since their conception in 2008.

Set in the iconic Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, this is an unmissable event for those who enjoy their music without a side of annoying non-punters furiously tapping their iPhone’s Places app.

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