Charismatic musical shapeshifter, Z-Star Trinity moves seamlessly from crazy heavy rock guitar to love-infused psychedelic R&B, to the kind of soul that enters your bones. She’s transcendent, she’s queen of the catchy tunes with raspy hypnotic vocals – she’s from another planet!
Friday from 8pm at the Top Pub, Mullumbimby. Free show.
Good Friday is a great day to resurrect your inner percussionist. ‘Stick It’ is an invitation to bring your own hand percussion and join in as Bron Harrison guides the mothership towards the upper stratosphere with the biggest drops ever felt.
Friday from 7.30pm at the Natural Wine Shop & Bar, Burringbar. Free show.
Luke Bennett grew up falling asleep to the sounds of Fleetwood Mac, but it wasn’t until he was 14 that Tasmania-born Bennett woke up and started to learn the guitar himself. After completing his bedroom apprenticeship, he found a natural expression that balanced some of his catchy pop sensibility – this is music to feed the soul.
Saturday from 6pm at the Williams St Cafe, Lennox Head. Free show.
Following the cancellation of Bluesfest, The Living End decided to roll up their sleeves and beat the cancellation blues with a one-off headline show at a brand new venue – it’s not the show you expected but it’s the one you’ll remember.
Saturday from 7pm at the Hotel Brunswick. Tickets $49.90 at moshtix.com.au.
There is the grace and soul of the blues in his music, interspersed with the country strains of Guy Kachel’s youth – and the tempering power of rock and roll. What emerges is a form of kicking country blues that esteems and embellishes the legacy of icons such as John Hiatt and Little Feat.
Sunday from 1pm at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Free show.
Federal Blues Inc. (FBI) was formed by a group of residents from the village of Federal, with a shared love of the blues. Its members include ex-pat Canadian Tommy Cuyler on guitar and vocals, Soren Carlbergg, Steve Foster, Martin Muller and Derek Armistead playing a mixture of originals and blues classics.
Sunday from 2.30pm at Ballina Blues Club, at the Ballina RSL Boardwalk. Free show.
For over ten years now, the six members of the Feramones have refined a repertoire of some of the greatest and most sophisticated rock songs of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s – songs that are universally known and loved.
Sunday from 3pm at the Shaws Bay Hotel. Free show.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
