The Brag

Thinking of FBi Social’s unpretentious, inexpensive and welcoming atmosphere gets me hot under the collar. The venue’s regular programming of a refreshingly diverse array of fine up-and-coming musicians makes me short of breath. And tonight, with the folk lineup it is sporting, it’s showing off its best assets and looking particularly sexy. Phwoar!

Posted: September 4th, 2012 under Brag 476, Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Andrew Yorke, Eli Wolfe, FBi Social, Leroy Lee, Sui Zhen

Becky Freeman is one busy bee. The lady who calls herself Sui Zhen for the purposes of folksy solo-songwriting released her charming debut Two Seas this month, and she’s hard at work in Melbourne when I call her, getting ready to launch a new website dedicated to documentary-style video.

Posted: June 1st, 2012 under Brag 464 (May 28), Music, Music - Interview, New.
Tags: Album, FBi Social, interview, Jenny Noyes, Kings Cross, Music, Sui Zhen, Two Seas

If there’s one genre of music I tend to approach with such a degree of prejudice that I could almost accuse myself of misogyny, it’s female-fronted twee-folk. And sure, there are plenty of music fans out there who’d love to hear anything that could
be described as a cross between Joanna Newsom and Lisa Mitchell – but I know I’m not alone in regarding such artists with some suspicion, at least on first listen.

Posted: May 23rd, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 462 (May 14), Music.
Tags: Album Reviews, Jenny Noyes, Sui Zhen, Two Seas