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For Swing’s Sake are a Melbourne-based quintet performing instrumental music in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Featuring the blistering violin of Dominic T Rado, whose sound has evolved from a childhood studying in Budapest leading to shows accompanying Django’s great-nephew Lulo Reinhardt, the influences of Hungary’s street music is distinct in his improvisations.
On clarinet is Krakow native Adam Fedor, who has played in ensembles throughout Italy, Poland the UK and Russia, drawing on influences from  jazz and folk traditions.

The group is underpinned by three guitarists who are aficionados of ‘la pompe’ - Sydney’s Dean Gallagher, Melbourne’s Stephen E. Stanisic and Italian ex-pat Giulio Segatti.
When asked why they play this music there is inevitably only one answer – For Swing’s Sake!

Alt-pop singer-songwriter, Duxie Franklin, has been hailed as “one of the country’s most unique and exciting emerging acts” (Happy Magazine Blog).

As a multi-instrumentalist and artist, Duxie Franklin seamlessly combines pop and folk elements to create her endearing sound.

Her latest single is the anthemic, ear-worm, ‘Wasting Time’, which premiered on TheAUReview.com.
“‘Wasting Time’ is one of those songs that I wrote really quickly, as if it already existed. I tend to be fanatically ‘busy’ but lately I’ve started to notice and enjoy more the spaces in-between productiveness.
It’s a celebration of passing time in whatever form that takes.”
Bruce Baker described the instrumentation as ‘luscious and mirthful to the core’ with Duxie’s ‘bright and breezy’ vocals. Duxie will be releasing the official music video to ‘Wasting Time’ and is celebrating the launch with her band of Long Lost Texan Uncles. With supports from Cryptics and Remy Sayer.