Ali Ferrier & the Upshots + Little Faiths @Lowie Live

Ali Ferrier & the Upshots: Melbourne's own singer/songwriter Alison Ferrier with her new band the Upshots; Ash Davies on drums and Alics Gate-Eastley holding down the low end. Expect to hear influences of folk, blues, country and rock, but Ferrier and her band produce a sound that is distinctly their own.

Little Faiths: their debut album comes from some dark spaces but delivers the songs with a slice of sunshine. What started as late night online collaborations between songwriters Jon Baxter and Douglas Galbraith, built weight as the band (Craig Raits, Red Smith, Rick Swaney) added prime meat to the bones.