FourPlay are a rock band that happen to be a string quartet. They have released four albums and 3 EPs. It has been while between drinks as the members have focussed on other projects, but we are VERY happy to say they are back… doing Australian tours now and about to announce a very unique world tour next week.
They have to be heard to be believed, there is no string quartet remotely similar… Check them out here: http://shop.fourplay.com.au/
Check them out at the gigs below:
February 2014 Dates:
Thurs 13th: Lizottes, Kincumber: http://www.lizottes.com.au/live/
Fri 14th: Clarendon Guest House, Katoomba: http://www.clarendonguesthouse.com.au/whats_on.html
Sat 15th: Camelot Lounge, Sydney: http://www.stickytickets.com.au/14568/fourplay_string_quartet_%40_camelot_lounge.aspx
Fri 21: Street Theatre, Canberra: http://www.thestreet.org.au/?page=fourplay
Sat 22: Quarterdeck Hotel, Narooma. Tix: call: 0244 762 723
March 2014 Dates:
14th Melbourne – Brunswick Festival: http://www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/program-fourplay-string-quartet.htm
FourPlay String Quartet defy convention and stereotyping. As much a band as a string quartet, they blur the boundaries between styles and genres while maintaining their own original and true sound. FourPlay write their own original compositions inspired by rock, pop, post-rock, neo-classical, jazz, klezmer, swing, folk-tronica, hip hop and more. They also perform covers by a diverse array of bands; from The Strokes and Radiohead to Charles Mingus, Robert Johnson and many, many more… no musical stone is left unturned.
FourPlay shot to prominence in Australia and Europe in the very late 90’s as a unique musical phenomenon – an indie rock band that just happened to be a string quartet! They achieved fame and (somewhat) fortune by establishing a blueprint for the DIY ethos with a rather punk attitude for people who had originally met through playing in orchestras. As no distributor was interested, they self distributed from the floor of their managers office, selling their first 1,000 CDs in three weeks and continuing on to be the first indie band to sell their CDs, in bulk, direct to the major chainstores of that time. FourPlay have toured internationally and released three studio albums, a remix album and a trilogy of mini CDs.
For more info, see: www.fourplay.com.au
CLICK HERE for our review of FourPlay performance @ The Tivoli, Brisbane on 25 July 2009