“Banjo Patterson and Captain Blackbeard walked into a bar ... and out walked Gentleman’s Riotâ€
Melbourne-based bush-punk group formed in early 2007 and swagging around the Melbourne pub circuit for the last 12 months, Gentleman’s Riot is the natural result of colonial shearers drinking beer with pirates. It’s your classic Aussie campfire ballads imbued with a raucous punk spirit, amidst an eclectic medley of musical styles that ensure no two performances are quite the same.
Current line-up includes the gravelly yelling vocals of Hughie McQueen, hemi-demi-semi-quaver acoustic strummer Dan Stewart, the roaring distorted electric rhythm guitar of Matt Phelan and the omnitalented rock queen Lauren Garcia slinging cello and clarinet.
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In the fine tradition of folk punk rockers like Mutiny, The Currency and The Pogues, Gentleman's Riot blends elements of Australia's convict, farming and Celtic heritage with the vibrant Melbourne punk rock culture in which they were conceived (with a generous dose of pirate aesthetic for good measure).
Gentleman's Riot lends its unique sound to an eclectic mix of traditional Aussie and Celtic folk songs, punk covers and originals.
They don't assume to adroit musicianship or any sort of technical perfection, but they bring powerful passion, unbounded enthusiasm and a keen sense of fun to everything they do, which after all is the biggest common denominator in punk.
