The night prior saw Magic Dirt and The Vasco Era perform to a full room, tonight however was different. Selk Hastings of Perth opened the night nervously standing in a very still room singing through her set as if she were in some kind of trance, the volume of her performance was minimal and any regular talking voice could be heard above it, as small as the crowd may have been the mood throughout was high as Jez Mead walked from table to table bantering happily until it was his turn to front up to centre stage. A vocal solo was the opening of his set and the remainder of the night saw Jez plucking material from all three of his albums and previewing the odd newie for his forthcoming release.

Having an obvious passion for his music saw Jez bounce around enjoying every minute of the limelight. Touring heavily throughout the last few years with his New South Wales outfit; The Orange Bird, his experience shone through as his finger picking style captivated the audience and stomped heavily upon his home made box. As his set progressed multiple effects were brought into play which had most musicians in the audience more than intrigued as delays, chorus and multiple other effects rung out throughout the room and once more he continued on playing track through track. An hour passed and the set of Mead came to a close until a few drunken calls for an encore convinced Jez to play one last track and that's all that eventuated of the night. Two talented acts playing to a small Bunbury crowd not getting the full recognition they deserve. Bunbury needs a wake up call, why is everybody so keen to support the already established bands over our national up and comers? I for one will continue heading to our local venues as often as possible because more often then not, the big boys of our music scene quite frankly aren't as good as some of the others acts.