Groove Masters Maisie disco funk for the masses

Adelaide five-piece Maisie have been captivating local audiences with their groove-infused funk rock and have also been named as the 'band to watch' in 2024 by several well know music taste-makers. I caught up with Emmett ahead of their headline show on the Gov main stage this Saturday night, one not to miss! 

Q: From the Maisie shows I’ve attended it’s a really high energy & you really get the crowd going. Where did this evolve from, is it due to all members coming from other high energy groups or is it just a unique chemistry?

It's more of unique chemistry I would have to say! At some point we all decided that we needed our shows to be fun and thrilling to complement the groove! There's a moment of realisation that "if we don't bring the energy, who will?" and alongside that I like to feel that we enter every show knowing that everything we have needs to be left on that stage, that's why there will be a bit of an erratic and chaotic nature to our energy on stage. For there to be true expression of the emotion and feeling in music the set needs to be momentarily unique and unpredictable.

Q : Maisie to me are quite infectious in groove, tell us about your influences and where they come from.

We have a vast array of influences ranging from the Beatles, Zeppelin, Tame Impala, Khruangbin to things like A Tribe Called Quest and even early Justin Timberlake but we take a lot of our more recent groove influences from disco/funk like Parliament, Funkadelic and James Brown. 

Q: What has been your most memorable live performance?

Our most memorable could be St Mark's College Marksenfest with the likes of Rum Jungle but our favourites have probably been the sweaty packed shows at the Cranker with the most recent having the audience belt out the lyrics to a part in our song, "Overflow" before we could get to singing it.

Q: If you could play any festival on the planet - What festival would you play? 

probably woodstock 2029 hahaaa, nah but seriously probably like Coachella, basic bitch but Coachella would be absolutely unreal and something to talk about. 

Q: Maisie is headlining the Gov this Saturday night - The Gov is an iconic venue so what does playing the Gov mean to you? 

Oh man, we're super excited to headline the show at the Gov on the mainstage, it's a little daunting because so many iconic and amazing acts have played that stage but it WILL definitely make us play harder, our hearts will be left on that stage, there will be plenty of grooves and an unpredictable amount of chaos.

We can't wait to share the stage with Marlin Kites, Canino Drive and Loopole for Bigfest.

Huge Events Presents 'BIG FEST'  Featuring - MAISIE, Saturday 16th MARCH @ The Gov, main stage : With - Marlin Kites, Canino Drive and Loophole.