el Motel

Music – Brisbane

Emerging from the dirt-caked backwaters of Brisbane, irascible blues racket El Motel have done their darnedest to grab all their loudest influences, only to distil it into a dynamic duo that explodes all over the place and makes one hell of an ecstatic mess. These quicksilver stallions’ prowling take on booze-injected rock is raucous, seedy and ball-tearing enough to sidestep the usual two-piece gripes (although Tass croons a bit like Jack White assault worthy Jason Stollmeister, and Jay taps the skins like a less metronomic Meg White). Have rusted up blues case, will travel. During their year on the scene (they are but babes in the woods), El Motel have supported the likes of Iowa (Melbourne), Seaplane, Tape/Off, Undead Apes, Sleepwalks, Velociraptor and have played the stage between Shanice and Kandi at the local strip club near you (probably). El Motel are a great band and you would probably like them. I know your mum does