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John Butler
Northcote Theater
Relationships evolve and change, and as John Butler will attest, sometimes great art comes from that pain and evolution. Having just released his latest work PRISM, John descended on Melbourne’s Northcote Theater to share his new album.
Opening for Butler is the always radiant Emma Donovan, dressed casually in a dress and denim jacket. Accompanied by only her guitarist, Emma sings a beautiful rendition of Auntie Ruby’s ” Yarian Mititji” a soulful track that silences the audience. Before leaving the stage she pays respect to Uncle Archie with a rendition of ” Wash My Soul In The River’s Flow”, a jazz version of the timeless classic.
John Butler arrives for his set, opening with ” Losing You”. The crowd begins to dance and move in unison as Butler hits us with a heap of new songs from the album. The catchy new single” Tripping” gets everyone moving. Playing a few classics ” Zebra”, ” Treat Yo Mumma” and ” Wade in the Water” keeps the audience happy dancing along.
Bringing out Emma to cover another of Uncle Archie’s songs, they present a beautiful version of ” We Won’t Cry”. Bringing out his wife Mamma Kin, they team up for ” Losing You” to finish up the set.
John Butler is one of those performers that no matter how many times you’ve seen him, he just gets better and better. He brings joy to each performance, sends a prayer out to the Universe and offers music that is inspirational. Each time you leave a John Butler performance, you leave a little better than when you went in – his music is just that powerful.
