Fresh from their first EP, local band Tabou are excited to introduce more locals to their hard rock style for the Joeys Mini World Cup music concert on Thursday and Friday.
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The five piece band will join Emma Dykes’ crooning country favourites, Dan Wade’s mellow acoustic sound and the Joey’s Oz Music Tour’s mixed genres – led with Michaela Casey-Ransom and Jasmine Richter’s sweet and soulful vocals.
“I’m really excited for what’s coming up. It’s going to be a pretty wide mix,” organiser Daniel Lowe said. Tickets for the general public will be limited, with the town hall to be filled with soccer lovers from all over the state, winding down after locally hosted Mini World Cup.
“(It’s) a good way for them to unwind, and see what Inverell’s talent has to offer,” Mr Lowe said.
Tabou are thrilled to be part of the local lineup.
“It’s a great opportunity, because we’ve just been cracking it in the practice room writing and learning all these covers, and getting an opportunity to actually play a gig for the public is very exciting,” Jacob Dewberry said.
New members guitarist Kye Pactwa and singer Zac Nedianu have slotted easily into the group, who debuted in Inverell’s Got Talent last year. Bass player Beau Monckton said the new additions helped round out their sound, while Lachlan Corrigan felt they added enthusiasm.
The group are all keen to move into the professional music sphere as they finish high school, and are currently planning a bigger album.
Tabou takes many of their cues from 90s grunge music, and say their style sounds like a cross between Black Sabbath and Foo Fighters. They’re keen to keep evolving in the future.
“We’ve all got different influences personally, and that kind of comes together in our music and makes it something unique,” Beau said. Beau is the band’s main lyricist, while Jacob is known for his inventive guitar riffs.
The group work together to create their original songs, and say they rarely argue over songs, thanks to their similar taste in music.
“We don’t care who we’re playing to,” Lachlan said. He said the band are just happy to be heard.
Tickets are $20, available at Inverell Tourism or Trybooking.com.