Concrete Playground

The Philly Jays, as they are known to their fans and loved ones — and as Sydney-siders you should be one of these — have been smashing both stages and crowds to bits in the short time they've been together. To date, they have released one EP which whipped up a mix of punk and soul, garage and pop, with tales of lost love between. Each one of these tunes had the ability to get lodged in your head and punish you with its catchiness.

I'm sure you would have heard Going To The Casino or I'm Gonna Kill You, and if you haven't, you've probably been living under water or in a far off snow covered country. Well, if you've been away or have missed out on the Philly Jays, then welcome back, and get along to this show. They put on a blistering monster of a live set. The band even held a National Philly Jays day last month, playing seven shows in one day around Sydney, so they should be well warmed up. The bearded duo of MC Bad Genius and Berkfinger have just put their constitutional juror's stamp on their debut album, the redundantly titled Hope Is For Hopers. It will be interesting to see if they expand much on their usual 2 minute pop blast.

The Philly Jays must be intent on showing us Melbourne's fresh talent as they're bringing both 2 piece Kid Sam and Young Heretics up the Hume as supporting acts.