Live Review: Our Man In Berlin, Grrl Pal, These Winter Nights, Blue Child Collective, Ricky Green

There's about one month left until The Bakery makes its departure and it is brilliant line-ups like these that make you wonder how it got to this point.

First off the bat was folky duo Salt Tree. Their harmonies are the best this scribe’s heard from any group in a long time and their songs were quite relaxing and easy to indulge in. Ruby May in good taste decided to cover fellow performer Ricky Green’s songs. Her vocal is beyond her years and her personality was fantastic on and off stage. Busting out his tune Circles, Riley Pierce showed off his lap-steel skills. Pierce got a request from a friend to cover Dire Straits’ Romeo & Juliet, which he smiled at and said “Don’t do that to me, I haven’t played that cover in a long time”. Much to his joking dismay, he decided to fulfill his request and sing it anyway.

Soon after, the pleasant sound of acoustic solo artist Ricky Green filled the room. Green took a moment while praying not to snap any strings during tuning up to mention his next song Burn The House Down. He also relived his Live & Local mash-up playing through chorus lines from Billie Jean, Thrift Shop, Empire State Of Mind and Ride Wit Me. The blues funk trio Blue Child Collective showcased their ability to bring two well established music genres together and create some musical chemistry with their incredible tightness and innovative ideas. Record-ready These Winter Nights opened with incredible energy, then once the audience were captured they stripped it back to just an acoustic and vocal. They appear to have adapted the static-type rock sound of The Strokes or Bloc Party.

Electronic sampler based duo GRRL PAL produced real sleek sounding tunes filled with subtle sample elements, very ambient in their construction. They also had the help of Jacob who drums for them. With an ambient mix of electric guitars, drums and synth topped with a falsetto croon vocal, Our Man In Berlin showcased a diverse range of their originals and their natural musical cohesion. They have a lot to offer the Perth scene with their ambient-fuelled elements and stylish riffs; these guys and the Christmas lights lining the stage made the night magical.