Starting the evening at the Zoo with local Andy Martin, singing a blend of ballads & love songs. The strength to be able to hold a stage solo with a guitar is in my books impressive & he did so with ease.
Andy is supporting Clint Boge for 3 shows of his national tour. His 3rd song was I’m used to this & then changing to acoustic guitar to play his title track off his album Reverie.
Treating us with a couple of unreleased numbers – one about his girlfriend intriguingly called Toothache & another about social anxiety I don’t want to go out. Popping in a cover of Powderfingers- My Happiness, gave the early crowd something to sing along to. Finishing with another song off his debut album Dream World.
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Another solo star is the incredible guitarist Jack Bratt. Showcasing his talents before joining Clint Boge’s band with backing guitar loops & sharing some songs off his album Slow Release. What a talent! Blessing us with a favourite of mine – Jimi Hendrix’s – Little Wing. Doing the song absolute justice & really making me smile with joy at this little surprise. I enjoyed the rawness of his live performance in comparison to the studio version of his sound on the album. Both highly enjoyable.
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Onto the main event the man with the vocals chords of an Angel Mr Clint Boge. Known for being the front man for Butterfly Effect & Like Thieves – tonight we are here for Clints solo works. And what a piece of work they are! Though not like the original recordings as he had a full band supporting him, including keys – what an amazing metamorphosis. Beginning with his first solo EP from 2015 – Songs of a Delicate Nature. Kicking off with Burn. Introducing his son Atlas Boge to come on stage to play acoustic guitar was a highlight for the audience to see such a loving dynamic between Father & Son for Bone Yard. So beautiful to see family members create music together. Bless. Though Clints sense of humour is always a great laugh between songs.
Onto Dance With the Devil such a great progressive love song. Then a classic country reworking of Believe. Cover time with just Clint on vocals & keyboards to do a rendition of Mad World.
Kicking off into the newly released (April 2023) The Final Days of Autumn which has Clint’s amazing melodic song writing skills. Beginning with First Light a tradition of introductory instrumental. Cracking into Bad Day, Anchor then Ghost. Further into the album the moody The Sadness & rocking it out more with Momma Get Your Guns creating a melody with The Doors – Riders on the Storm. Well done!
With a little audience persuasion Clint sang a small portion of Butterfly Effects Beautiful Mine – which unsurprisingly was overwhelmingly received.
The last two songs of the set were Nightfall & a cover of Take On Me. Clint can still hit those bangin high notes – which makes him one of my favourite Australian male singers. Not only a highly talented song writer but his vocal skills are brilliant!
The Zoo gig was the third gig in this national tour so I say if he hasn’t played in your town yet – get along! https://www.clintboge.com/
Photos by Megan G King Photography | Review by Tina Summers
