Artist info
Genre
Indie, Pop, Rock
band members
Tom Mahler - Vocals and Guitar Brad Guthmann - Bass Mike Drennan - Guitar and Vocals Ben Day - Drums
Website
Gig
23 May
Burleigh Bazaar
Gold Coast, 4220
Gold Coast
6:00pm
Gig
28 May
HIGHFIELD
Sydney, 2229
CARINGBAH
6:00pm
Gig
3 Jun
NIGHT QUATER W/ Sp...
Sunshine, 4575
Sunshine Coast
6:00pm
Bio
The Moving Stills hail from the Cenny Coast of NSW. Making music as a 4-piece that wade through surf flavours with a danceable pop bend that’ll keep you in good spirits. Garage sounds and cheeky pop melodies that’ll soothe and stick. Reminiscent of Beck, The Creases and The Cure. The Stills know how to pack a punch with nostalgia and heart in their songs.
Known for their Indie/Alt sound, The Moving Stills have played the local festival and tour circuit for the last two and a bit years, establishing themselves as a band that'll stick around.
In that time they've supported Lime Cordiale, Ocean Alley, Spacey Jane, Delta Riggs, BOO Seeka and supported a tour with Pacific Avenue. Before the lockdowns started, they also teamed up with their Victorian mates, Teenage Dads to co-headline a national tour.
They’ve been the perfect soundtrack to festivals around the country, including Mountain Sounds, Neck of The Woods, Woodford Festival, The Big Pineapple, Sounds of The Suburbs and Lost Paradise. After their last couple of tours tweaking their live set, they've perfected their live steez.
In 2020, they made more music then ever and took a COVID enforced break from touring. Releasing singles, ‘Your Standards’ and ‘Bad’ and racked up some streaming Editorial support. Currently, The Moving Stills are charging out of the waters and onto the road again. Selling out Byron Bay earlier this year, and pulling crowds up and down the east coast (Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Crescent Heads, Mona Vale, Thirroul and Sydney). The 4-piece guitar slingers will be releasing more music this year (getting to an album in November), following from their past singles 'Bad' and 'Your Standards'. They’ve continued to work with mixer/producer Dylan Adams on the album. Experimenting with sounds and style, but also keep their Alternative roots. Catch em at a show next and keep an ear out for their upcoming singles.
Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/themovingstills/
Hear more from The Moving Stills by joining the mailing list by emailing: themovingstills9@gmail.com
Upcoming Shows:
MAY 7 - Discovery Darwin w/Spacey Jane - Darwin
MAY 22 - Big Pineapple Music Festival - Sunshine Coast
MAY 23 - Burleigh Bazaar - Gold Coast
DOWNLOW SINGLE TOUR
FRI . MAY 28 . HIGHFIELD . CARINGBAH, NSW
JUN 3 - Night Quarter w/Spacey Jane - Sunshine Coast
JUN 4 - Night Quarter w/Spacey Jane - Sunshine Coast
FRI . JUN 11 . JIVE BAR . ADELAIDE, SA
SAT . JUN 12 . VOLTA . BALLARAT, VIC
THU . JUN 17 . WORKERS CLUB . MELBOURNE, VIC
FRI . JUN 18 . WRANGLER STUDIOS . MELBOURNE, VIC (AA)
SAT . JUN 19 . THEATRE ROYAL . CASTLEMAINE, VIC
SAT . JUN 26 . THE NORTHERN . BYRON BAY, NSW
SUN . JUN 27 . THE ZOO . BRISBANE, QLD
-------------- PAST TOUR DATES ---------------
JAN 8 - The Northern - Byron Bay (SOLD OUT)
FEB 12 - Solbar - Sunshine Coast
FEB 14 - Brightside - Brisbane
MAR 20 - The Lansdowne - Sydney (SOLD OUT)
APR 10 - Beach Burritos - Newcastle
APR 24 - Riverstage w/Spacey Jane - Brisbane
APR 25 - Riverstage w/Spacey Jane - Brisbane
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/themovingstills
Featured Artist
2020
17
Feb
The Moving Stills
(- #Alternative ,
- #indie ,
- #chill , ...
Central Coast, NSW
Direct from Macmasters Beach, The Moving Stills are this week's Feature Artist!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
Pool Party on the Moon vibes with lazer light beams and blow up flamingos, set in the 90s. We are often trying new things and shifting things to see what works etc. We've been listening to a lot of Beck and Jungle Giants, so we've been moving towards a bit more of that and playing around with Synths and Keys. We've all been mucking around with that in the last year or so which has put a new thread through everything.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
A bit of everything. We've all got day jobs and that experience makes its way into the songwriting and also drives us to make music. Those photos taken from behind the drummer/band looking out to a crowd at festival or the like, or hearing a song that connects with your emotions or taste really well is also pretty inspiring, but seeing a band live that really connects with you gives us huge drive. We just want to make music that'll have an impact with the people that listen to it.
What can punters expect from The Moving Stills live show?
A bit of hair, good pair of sunnies, a shaker or two... and maybe a few Flower T shirts in the crowd.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Some of the best advice was from Ollie of Lime Cordiale, It was along the lines of, just to keep going and to keep at it. Feels like that’s been pretty key and will continue to follow that.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Marinade by Dope Lemon or Feeding the Family by Spacey Jane are pretty uplifting tracks we think.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Maybe So We Know By DMA’s or Seaweed by Hockey Dad, there’s a lot of heart in these tracks.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Pizza Guy by Touch Sensitive
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
The last local gig we saw was Kim Churchill at The Rhythm Hut in Gosford, was a great vibe and he’s legend.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Central Coast music community that inspire you.
Everyone’s sort of chipping away doing their thing and when a gig is on it feels like you’ll see people from all different bands there. There’s been some cool bands/Artists from the Central Coast that have done some inspiring stuff like E^ST, Ninajirachi, Winterbourne and Something With Numbers to name a few.
What are your plans for 2020?
We are currently working on a bunch of tracks, looking to have an EP out around mid year and a single or two before hand. We are also heading out on a Co-headline Tour with our friends Teenage Dads through March and April which will be a heap of fun.
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Have become such a fan of this track! It holds its pace and keeps its cool and it's just so easy to sink in to. Love the slight psychy energy too.
Have become such a fan of this track! It holds its pace and keeps its cool and it's just so easy to sink in to. Love the slight psychy energy too.
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Love how this one progresses. Starts off like a wallflower at the back of the room, then suddenly takes over the dancefloor under the strobe lights. That 'told you so' section is great - a little trippy MGMT-like chorus.
Love how this one progresses. Starts off like a wallflower at the back of the room, then suddenly takes over the dancefloor under the strobe lights. That 'told you so' section is great - a little trippy MGMT-like chorus.
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this song is like those incredible eggs you get in ramen - how is it hard and soft at the same time?!
this song is like those incredible eggs you get in ramen - how is it hard and soft at the same time?!
