Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig are bringing their stripped-back duo show to Memo Music Hall’s Ember Lounge on Thursday August 6th. Longtime collaborators and even longer-time cousins, Stan and Oskar have spent the better part of 15 years writing, recording and touring together.

Antipodean songwriter Skyscraper Stan is a true believer in the power of words. One sentence, massaged just the right way, can be an entire story in and of itself. Across a career spanning a decade and a half, two studio albums and countless live performances, he has established himself as one of the most thrilling lyricists working in Australia today. Endless months on the road, “singing for his chips”, observing the lives of people in town and country and putting it all down on paper has sharpened Stan’s songwriting to a fine point.