Happy New You.

A new year. Is it me or did 2005 just skyrocket past? I hope it was as interesting for you as it was for me.

The January installment of Moonshine will be happening on the 5th (this Thursday), less than a month than the last one we had. We've got some 'oberseas' talents lined up for next week just for you, the faithful listener. Ok so I'm lying. Its more like they're back on holiday. Check it out.

Aminah - If you missed her at the last Moonshine, shame on you. Confident and in possesion of one of the yummiest voices around, this will be her last gig on local soil before returning to Ireland. Lucky buggers. Make sure you remember to buy her album too which is, in my opinion one of the best locally produced ones around. Don't miss her! Scroll down to see my previous ramblings concerning this lovely lass. More about Aminah here.




Reza Salleh - Yeah so I've slotted myself for the first Moonshine of the year. So there.









Shelley Leong - If you've been tuned into the local indie music scene at all the past 2 years, you may have heard of her. A seasoned example of the new crop of local solo acts to emerge in the past 4 years, she's a singer-songwriter, musician, ex-ICOM student, gig organiser, current Berklee College of Music student, transport manager for the performer below, band leader and accountant. Amongst her musical achievements include being nominated for Malaysia’s premier music awards, the AIM (Music Recording Industry) awards under the Best New English Artiste category and getting onto Malaysia's English Top 10 (hitz.tv) with her music video for "Forgiveness". I met her for the first time at the old No Black Tie for Songwriters' Round where she made up a song about potatoes, sex, and Pete Teo during the open mic. Nice. She's back on holiday from Boston and she won't be back for long so catch her while you can. More about Shelley here.

Az Samad - Guitar maestro and the ultimate joker, his style is, I have to say, something only a select few can appreciate. And that's just his humour. His music on the other hand, is an instrumental showcase of fretboard burning talent, bound together by image-inducing melodies and arrangements. Studying with influential acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Eric Roche coupled with his classical guitar background laid the foundation for his unique sound, a blend of jazz, latin, pop and new age. I first saw him play at the old Paul's Place and I almost felt like quitting the guitar. Almost la =). Az is also back on holiday from Boston, where he spends his time attending gigs us normal Malaysians have no access to and hanging out with creative muso types at the Berklee College of Music. Like Shelley, he's only back for awhile. Book your table now. More about Az here.

Plush Velvet - Amongst the newest wave of singer-songwriters' to hit the local indie scene is young Izzy Mohamed. Blessed with the ability to write radio friendly tunes, the vocal capacity to deliver them in a most sweet and disarming manner, and a recently released EP entitled "This Very Moment", she recently teamed up with local guitarist Jeremy Lim to form the pop jazz duo Plush Velvet. Both guitar wielding young guns equally versed in the sacred artform of harmonising (an artform I find extremely elusive), they'll be representing all that's fresh and new, a hopeful theme for the new year =)


If you're coming try and book a table for the night. Details on the flyer.

posted by bob @ 8:53 PM