THE New Savages have been described as ‘Jim Morrison playing in an electrified delta blues duo, with a dash of Johnny Cash,’ and they are coming to Moyston.
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Forming a part of the Golden Gateway Festival line up, The New Savages will play on Saturday October 27 at Moyston Hall, 12 Brooke Street, from 7pm.
The performance forms part of a 15 to 20 show tour covering Victoria and New South Wales and will feature tracks from their three EPs.
They are currently preparing to release their debut album in 2019, and ‘Brother, I am your keeper’ is the most recent track from the duo.
Vocalist and guitarist Milan Milutnovic said the band finds its inspiration in the early blues, which are still relevant today.
“The New Savages’ musical inspirations are primarily the first recorded blues artists from the 1920s and ‘30s,” he said.
“That first generation of recorded blues is very important historically as it is the start of modern music, and it's influence is still felt through most anything we hear today.
“When I decided that I wanted to be an artist, I wanted my music to be raw, primal and universal. I found those qualities in the oldest recorded blues and so I eventually became a big fan of the blues.”
Mr Milutinovic spent some time in Mississippi, birthplace of the blues, trying to understand how it evolved.
“I have been fascinated by the history and the romance that surrounds blues music,” he said.
“I visited old prisons and plantations to see where the blues began. It is incredible to think that the root of all the music we listen to today began in prisons and cotton fields.
“The music started as a necessary emotional outlet in some of the harshest human conditions by former African slaves and their descendants.”
Despite this, the performance in Moyston promises to be a chance to dance the blues away.
“A misconception some people have is that blues is a sad music. It's not sad music - it's the music of an undying spirit, and a tool to deal with the world that surrounds you,” Mr Milutinovic said.
“Good blues music is always danceable, it’s not sullen or solemn.”
The location will only add to the fun, he said.
“I think halls are a really interesting space – there’s a particular energy, and Moyston is out of the way but they have done some cool stuff there,” he said.
The event will be BYO and tickets can be booked here for $15 plus booking fee, or purchased at the door for $20.
Kids 12 and under are free.