MAIN ROOM / Pre-sale $15 + booking fee, Door $18
FACEBOOK EVENT
Big Cat takes the stage at the Retreat, supported by In Xira!
Big Cat is a 5 piece neo-soul/art-rock group that focuses on storytelling; drawing on elements of jazz, latin and rock. With a strong emphasis on groove, the group employs an angular, free flowing approach to harmony in their songwriting. They combine traditional elements of classic songwriting with a more modern, creative connection to rhythm and time to create music that is familiar, yet exciting and fresh. From ethereal soundscapes to big, dramatic crescendos, the band uses a large dynamic range to express their ideas and emotions. Big Cat brings energy and passion to their performance.
Since November 2021, In Xira has been a collective that combines traditional instrumentation and modern synth and samplers to create eclectic new music. Their diverse range of sounds could be described as experimental acid jazz and rock with a blend of atmospheric synthesisers, delicate guitar lines, eloquent vocals and horns playing inside the pockets of complex rhythms of lush soundscapes. In Xira has a unique line-up of multi-instrumental musicians, including combinations of: a master percussionist, electric guitar, saxophone, french horn, trumpet, bass, vocals, and keys: synth and electric piano.
The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which The Retreat now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.