This group of jokesters gives us a hilarious look at their backstory and creative methods. Thank God their ex-bassist failed in his attempt to force them into the Russian Mafia. If he’d gotten his way, we may have been out of a killer local Brisbane act. There’s sure to be more antics on stage, so be sure to check them out live at X&Y in Brisbane on the 13th of May. Just watch out if they offer you anything from their “well”.

YOU LABEL YOURSELVES AS A BLUES/FOLK/ROCK BAND. AND YOUR INFLUENCES SEEM PRETTY DIVERSE. CAN YOU LET US IN ON WHERE YOU DRAW YOUR INSPIRATION FROM?
Well we have a well in our practice room and its full of inspiration, we drink deep from it and it induces a trance like state. When we come out of the trance there is a cassette tape with our songs on it. That and from our journeys in life.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR INFLUENCES OR PLAYING STYLES MAKES YOU GEL AS MUSICIANS?
The well.

CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR FORMATION AND YOUR JOURNEY AS A BAND SO FAR?
It's a common enough sort of story. We have all been playing music in various bands for years, to varied success. Strangely this meeting of the minds came from Chris (vox and guitar) responding to a Gumtree ad posted by Mick (drums) and Shanan (lead guitar) and then we went through the odyssey of finding a frickin' bass player. They (bass players) are a rare and fickle sort of creature. One got snared by the wiles of beautiful jealous woman, another got deported by interpol, whilst another tried to strong arm us into joining the Russian Mafia, as mules and gun runners, finally we found a lawyer who as of yet has not pulled any crap. But we’re not holding our breath.

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE PROJECT? WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU A FEW YEARS FROM NOW?
To become one, surgically, as in Siamese twins but with four people, also to make as many people dance, sing and think as we can. You can expect to see us on the Ellen and Dr. Phil shows respectively, also at Coachella and other music festivities around the globe.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO SIGN UP FOR EMERGENZA?
Because of our intensely megalomaniacal personalities and our desire meet Italian chicks.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST ABOUT THE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE? AND WHAT’S YOUR GAME PLAN FOR GETTING TO THE FINALS?
Bringing our music to a greater audience, our game plan is very personal and we only share with people in our cult.

WHAT IS A LIVE THE FIRE SHOW LIKE?
Awesome, a force of nature.

HOW CAN WE KEEP UP TO DATE ON YOU GUYS?
Facebook, Soundcloud, for now, though we are in the process of broadening our social availability.