INGA LILJESTROM - ACCOMPANIED BY VERONIQUE SERRET and MATTTONKS

..desert landscapes infused with longing and romance, Spanish inspired melodies and flamenco borrowings, raw emotional blues infused with eruptions of edgy rock, ballads exploring the ice and cold of her Scandinavian bloodline..

Inga returns to Australia after two years from her homeland, and celebrates the release of her new album 'Two Dangers' with a show at the Django Bar accompanied by two incredible musicians; violinist Veronique Serret and guitarist Matt Tonks.

Inga has been based in Paris for the last 5 years, recording and performing her original music throughout Europe. She has performed sold out shows throughout Australia and Europe, as well as performing at festivals from the Bellingen Global, Wrocław Impart in Poland alongside Amanda Palmer, to Colours of Ostrava in Czech Republique alongside Goldfrapp and Sinead Oconnor, and has sung with The Church, d.i.g, and Gerling's hit single 'Dust Me Selecta', remixed Gotye and more.

Her first commercially released album 'Elk' received critical acclaim in Australia , as did her second commercially released album 'Black Crow Jane' in France. Her latest album release 'Two Dangers' is more acoustic and stripped back, featuring resophonic guitars, banjos, burnished horns, spooky musical saws, violins, creaky boards and dusty boots…a refuge for broken hearts and lonely nights, music to accompany a vision of old abandoned wooden houses, tattered and torn curtains flapping in the humid breeze, the feelings of pining for a lover, sitting on the rickety verandah, singing to the sunset on hot dry days and star clad nights...

Veronique Serret has established herself as a versatile musician whose repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary classical, folk, rock and improvisation. Recent highlights include a 2013 performance of Arvo Part's "Tabula Rasa" with the Sydney Symphony, Sydney Festival shows with Mike Patton and ACO quartet performances of George Crumbs "Black Angels" at MonaFoma.

Veronique has always loved going electric! From 2010-12 she toured internationally with singer/harpist Joanna Newsom. She is a founding member of CODA, co writing much of the bands early material. In 2013 she lead the orchestra for Sarah Blasko and Cinematic Orchestra's Sydney Opera House shows.

Veronique has worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 1998 and has also played with the Sydney Symphony, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic. In 2013 she appeared as guest principal with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Veronique plays a 1900 Leandro Bisiach violin.

The shows of singer & guitarist Matt Tonks have earned a reputation for a unique haunting power. Tonks Green (with Sydney producer/percussionist Syd Green) have twice been Finalists for APRA Songwriter and Best Live Performance Awards (MusicOz Awards) taking audiences to an often unexpected world of mesmerising, spontaneous sound. In a hybrid steel string, flamenco inspired finger-style attack, Matt's guitar is at times organically looped. In 2013/14 Matt has returned to Europe and the US, playing solo shows at Ronnie Scotts, London, Paris, Los Angeles (The House of Blues), Austin and Nashville. He is a winner of Drum Media Alternative Artist of the Year (MusicOz) and was recently included on the ABC Music release "Under the Covers - Seductive sounds for a late late night". His releases include The Heavy Yen Project (Album 2012), Islands of String & Skin (Album 2011), Eat Yourself (Album 2008), Blanket (EP 2008), Synaesthesia (Album 2007).

“A voice poisonous and addictive...everything this artist touches turns to gold. What emerges is a sensation that continues to escape being on familiar ground, well marked and at the same time to cross the world for someone extraordinary in every sense of the word. A real discovery.” (Ukhan Kizmiaz, Core and Co, France)

“Something truly happens when beautiful voices of the north attack folk music... A small marvel of poetry who caresses as much as she cuts.” (Journal Ventrilo, France)

"...delivering haunted folk over lonely guitar, her sultry voice of yesteryear is the mesmerising centerpiece...turning simple poetry into the ultimate dark romantic soundtrack... this jazz-trained Sydney singer raises gooseflesh.” (4 stars, Chloe Sasson, Metro, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

Django Bar opens at 6pm
Happy Hour 6pm - 7pm!
Show 9pm
Delicious food (including pizza!) available. Fully licensed – NO BYO
Please book carefully - as no refunds, credits or exchanges on tix!
All ages welcome (but under 18′s must be accompanied by an adult)