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I have a thing for bands with "Something and the Something Something" name formats. It's so retro, and antiquated, but unbelievably cool.
It's fitting then, that Mikelangelo and the Tin Star are not only as retro as you can get, but also ridiculously awesome. The band is fronted by the excellently-coiffed Mikelangelo, a man who is known for unbelievably whipping out a comb mid-set to fix his quiff, yet never seeming like a try-hard doing so. I imagine that all their instruments would go out of tune if his hair was out. The rest of the gang provide retro-soaked surf 'n western tunes to back up Mikelangelo's smooth crooner voice, and it almost feels like you've been taken back in time to some era where women were ladies who wore gloves, gentlemen always stood up when people arrived at the dinner table, and sex was talked about in hushed voices.
And although she isn't technically part of the band, you can't talk about Mikelangelo and the Tin Star without mentioning the lovely Saint Clare. A honey-voiced singer, Saint Clare is a frequent guest at Tin Star gigs, with her sweet voice and hypnotising go-go dance moves sitting comfortable against Mikelangelo's swanky swagger and sneer.
So if you can't afford a time machine, you should seriously try to scrounge together some loose change to catch Mikelangelo and the Tin Star before they sail the seven seas in search of fame and glory overseas. Saint Clare and The Sljivovitz Orchestra will be accompanying the troubadours at their final farewell show for a while.
DATES:
- July 8: Northcote Social Club, Northcote
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