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Queer voices become siren song in The Rise and Fall of Saint George
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By Cassie Tongue
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The Headland, Barangaroo Reserve, January 15
For many of us in Sydney’s inner-west, Saint George was our patron. A tribute to the late George Michael, this benevolent two-storey mural by Scotty Marsh lived on the Erskineville home of local artist-icons Paul Mac and Jonny Seymour. Saint George – irreverent under a rainbow-hued halo – was a remembrance, a blessing, a beacon.
The Rise and Fall of Saint George at Sydney Festival.
Rebel Yell. Credit: Supplied.
Rebel Yell â real name Grace Stevenson â is bringing the heat to Melbourne Music Week later this month, as she hosts two exercise classes inspired by her music. Each session will see Rebel Yell leading an aerobic workout, soundtracked by her pulsing 11-track album âFall From Graceâ.
The events will take place on January 30 at The Curtin Hotel and feature both an early and a late class â the latter of which will be followed by a special Rebel Yell DJ set.
The innovative series first popped up while Stevenson was in lockdown last year during Sydneyâs first wave of the current COVID-19 pandemic. With a fresh album and nowhere to tour it, she took matters into her own hands and developed a project that combines the visceral nature of the tracks with a physical sensation anyone can take part in.
Albums of the year: How ten Australian artists created their 2020 releases
Words by August Billy
With our liberties curtailed, our listening choices took on extra weight in 2020.
Not only did we turn to music for entertainment and intrigue, but we also wanted it to transport us and provide much-needed company.
For musicians, it was an often uncomfortable and disorienting year. Live performance was prohibited and live streams could very easily become an alienating experience – it’s difficult to adapt to playing to an invisible crowd accentuated by flickering thumbs-up and heart emojis.
Releasing music also brought about novel challenges. After all, the act of self-promotion began to feel entirely incongruous in the midst of a global pandemic, a growing movement for Black rights and against the intensifying spectre of climate change.