Get on it!

The Kin in concert

Kisshead, the Kin, Janina and I after the show

On Wednesday Janina and I drove over to Brisbane, picked up a friend of hers on our way and had dinner together at a nice restaurant. I treated myself with a yummy steak as the restaurant was known for their grilled food, and I know this may sound totally random but most students will understand why I'm pointing this out as meat is so expensive and students just can't afford to have it that often, or simply can't bother to cook something which needs to taste amazing to be actually worth buying it... Anyways, after our little treat Janina and I headed off to Alhambra Lounge where a concert of the kin was about to take place, we bought our tickets earlier on and even though neither of us knew a lot about the band or their songs we were excited to finally attend a concert after all this time in Australia. The reason why we went there was mostly because Janina knows the father of the two singers, as she has worked for their father's company a few years ago in Melbourne and still keeps in contact with the family. So he pointed out to her that she was more than welcome to come by and as she is very much into music herself she was happy to do so, and she asked me to come along which I'm glad about because it turned out to be one of the best nights down under I had so far.
Kisshead was first to perform, playing a range of cover songs and some of her own songs, and I've got to say she has an amazing voice! Next was the band slip of stereo and those guys totally rocked the stage, making the audience dance and sing along to songs most of us didn't even know. And then finally it was time for the kin to perform.

They recently toured with Pink and, as they announced that evening, have the honour to go on tour with her once again this year. They're not that famous yet but after what I've seen that night in Brisbane in that tiny hipster lounge, they definitely have the potential to be headliners sooner or later! They just released their album Get on It so that's also what their tour throughout Australia was called and they have some great songs, amazing voices and skills so the night was a huge success and I'm glad I've got to see them for only 15 dollars (believe me one day you'll have to pay much more to see those guys)!

For me a highlight of the show was the two singers stepping off the stage and asking the audience to gather around them in a circle, they then performed two of my favourite songs Mary and Abraham in an acoustic version and so close to their fans. The whole ambience was great and the band seemed very layed back and happy to be there.

After the concert, Janina and I talked for a little while to the singers' father and to Kisshead, until the band appeared again to talk to their fans and take pictures with them. Later on they came to us and asked Janina about why she knows their father and so we got into a conversation with them and stayed a little while to chat. They were so nice to us, invited us to their next shows in America as I told them that my next destination will be Michigan and gave us free band shirts and their newest album. All in all really layed back and friendly guys so check out their music!

Here's a video from the show Janina made:

enjoy!

and also very IMPORTANT: don't forget to check out Janina's music as well, she has an album coming out in February (German Pop Music and a lovely voice & personality) so like her facebook page JA Nina and stay updated!