It was a very hot Saturday night in Brisbane’s Valley that welcomed the explosive sounds of heavy, progressive music emanating out of The Globe Theatre.

This was Rock for a Cure - an event to raise funds for the Queensland sector of the Leukemia Foundation - organised by Tomina Kamenova (otherwise affectionately known as ‘Jess’ to most of us Muso’s on the Sunshine Coast).

All of the bands playing, Feed, Perspektiv, A Mark Amongst Sounds, and Sunshine Coast’s Technical Symplicity, were donating their services for the night, and for a worthy cause.

The Globe Theatre is a strange venue to play. A hell of a lot of fun, great stage, and because it’s an old theatre, the floor is on a permanent slant.

Feed kicked off the night with some epic, progressive songs, sweeping through the set with samples thrown inbetween songs. The vocalist definitely had the whole Jeff Buckley vibe happening, but then would get some deep growls to mix in with the heavier parts of the song. A very tight 5 - piece band.

A Mark Amongst Sounds has definitely been making his mark on the Brisbane scene over the last 12 months. With his EP ‘The Better Part of You and I’ gaining attention, Mark’s one-man-band show has been touted as a must-see act in Brisbane, and tonight was no different. The guy plays with so much passion and intensity, you almost forget that you are witnessing just one guy playing on stage, with multitude of layers of sounds he manages to conduct.

Sunshine Coast visitors, Technical Symplicity are still yet to get a firm grasp of the Brisbane scene, but after the full-speed assault they launched into, it looks like Brisbane will want them back pretty soon. Kicking off with two brand new, never-played-in-front-of-an-audience before songs, the lads definitely got the attention of the crowd very quickly. Mixing it up with some older songs, the set was more of a physical workout with the band coming off stage after White Rose Wednesday, sweaty, drained, and with big smiles on their faces.

Finishing off this event for a cause, Perspektiv brought their progressive hard-rock/metal sound, which they do so effortlessly. Combining interesting guitar textures with a driving rhythm section, and topping it off with intense, emotional vocals, these guys were the cherry on what was already a tasty dessert of progressive hard rock...and all for a good cause.

Rock for a Cure managed to raise quite a decent amount, so thank you to those that came out to support the night, the bands for playing, and most importantly, Tomina for doing a fantastic job at organising the event - no mean fete in itself.

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