So Frenchy So Chic: Nouvelle Vague & Moriarty - Keystone Festival Bar

Nouvelle Vague by now hardly need an introduction, with their music and especially their live gigs already the stuff of legend. Australia's favourite troubadours of 80s reinvention will be bringing their Frenchy take on post-punk and new wave classics (from The Sex Pistols to Depeche Mode) back along with songs from their latest album, fronted once again by the irresistible chanteuses, Phoebe Killdeer and Melanie Pain.

"An exuberant performance and a masterful display of musical talent." - FasterLouder

Moriarty sounds less French and more Depression era American folk/cabaret, but that's exactly their thing. This acoustic ensemble, fronted by heartfelt vocals of the enigmatic Rosemary, performs in English with a sound that's been described as early Neil Young and even Americana. After a triumphant tour in November 2009, Moriarty are keen to return and once again transport audiences to another time and place with their brilliant songs.

"A real troupe of modern bohemian gypsies, their concerts are like happenings. Free, innocent and magnificent, like music should always be." The Guardian

Live visuals by Justin Maynard.

Playing Times
8:30 Moriarty
9:50 Nouvelle Vague
Late set by K-NOTE